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Fabyan Forest Preserve

Fox River Trail

10.7 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 3 hr 36 min

Fox River Trail is a 10.7-mile out-and-back in Fabyan Forest Preserve near Geneva, IL. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi663 – 751 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 · ▲ 54 ft · 3 hr 36 min

Elevation 664–753 ft

Out & Back · Fabyan 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 left onto Fox River Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  6. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  7. 3.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 400 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 400 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  10. 1.9 miBear left, heading S.
  11. 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
  12. 1.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  15. 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-d5e6

Trail surface

67% paved33% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:54 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:34 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:54 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:22 PM.

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