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Glenwood Park Forest Preserve

Fox River Trail

10.7 mi · ▲ 186 ft · 3 hr 40 min

Fox River Trail is a 10.7-mile out-and-back in Glenwood Park Forest Preserve near Geneva, IL. It is mostly level, with 186 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi653 – 771 ft11.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.87381, -88.32243
Nearest town Geneva, IL
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Fox River Trail

10.7 mi · ▲ 186 ft · 3 hr 40 min

Elevation 653–769 ft

Out & Back · Glenwood Park Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 41.87381, -88.32243

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:54 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 1.6 miTurn right onto Fox River Trail, heading S.
  3. 1 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  5. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Illinois Prairie Path Batavia Spur, heading S.
  6. 1.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 1.7 miContinue straight onto Fox River Trail, heading NW.
  8. 0.8 miSharp left, heading W.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  10. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  11. 1 miTurn left, heading N.
  12. 1.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/fox-river-trail-out-back-17-km-a509

Trail surface

61% paved6% gravel33% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:54 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.9 mi in (~122 min). Leave by 4:32 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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