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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 500 ftTurn left onto Illinois Prairie Path Batavia Spur, heading W.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Fox River Trail, heading N.
- 2.5 miBear left, heading N.
- 1.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
- 2 miSharp right, heading S.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Illinois Prairie Path Batavia Spur, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading E.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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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.
More from this trailhead
- Illinois Prairie Path Batavia Spur 11.8 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Fox River Trail 7.3 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Illinois Prairie Path Batavia Spur 4 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Illinois Prairie Path Batavia Spur 2.2 mi · ▲ 80 ft
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