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Fabyan Forest Preserve

Fox River Trail

9.2 mi · ▲ 29 ft · 3 hr 5 min

Fox River Trail is a 9.2-mile out-and-back in Fabyan Forest Preserve near Batavia, IL. It is mostly level, with 29 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi659 – 702 ft9.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.84942, -88.30639
Nearest town Batavia, IL
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Fox River Trail

9.2 mi · ▲ 29 ft · 3 hr 5 min

Elevation 659–702 ft

Out & Back · Fabyan Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 41.84942, -88.30639

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

Transit-accessible: Batavia & Wilson stop 470 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto Fox River Trail, heading N.
  3. 1.4 miBear left, heading N.
  4. 3.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 400 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 400 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 1.9 miBear left, heading S.
  8. 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
  9. 2 miSharp right, heading S.
  10. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/fox-river-trail-out-back-18-km-b51f

Trail surface

95% paved5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:54 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Batavia & Wilson stop 470 m from the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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