Fox River Trail
10.4 mi · ▲ 162 ft · 3 hr 33 min
Fox River Trail is a 10.4-mile out-and-back in Glenwood Park Forest Preserve near Batavia, IL. It is mostly level, with 162 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
10.4 mi · ▲ 162 ft · 3 hr 33 min
Elevation 653–769 ft
Out & Back · Glenwood Park Forest Preserve
Trailhead: 41.87110, -88.32281
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 1.4 miTurn right onto Fox River Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Illinois Prairie Path Batavia Spur, heading S.
- 1.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.7 miContinue straight onto Fox River Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miSharp left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
- 1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 1.2 miArrive 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.8 mi in (~117 min). Leave by 4:37 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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