Fabyan Forest Preserve

Fox River Trail

10.5 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 3 hr 32 min

Fox River Trail is a 10.5-mile out-and-back in Fabyan Forest Preserve near Woodland Hills, IL. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi659 – 758 ft11.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.82973, -88.29165
Nearest town Woodland Hills, IL

Directions

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Fox River Trail

10.5 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 3 hr 32 min

Elevation 658–757 ft

Out & Back · Fabyan Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 41.82973, -88.29165

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 6:41 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 500 ftTurn left onto Illinois Prairie Path Batavia Spur, heading W.
  4. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Fox River Trail, heading N.
  5. 2.5 miBear left, heading N.
  6. 1.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
  8. 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
  9. 2 miSharp right, heading S.
  10. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Illinois Prairie Path Batavia Spur, heading S.
  11. 0.9 miTurn right, heading E.
  12. 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
  13. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

91% paved9% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:41 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 6:18 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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