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Glenwood Park Forest Preserve

Fox River Trail

2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min

Fox River Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Glenwood Park Forest Preserve near Batavia, IL. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi653 – 669 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.83322, -88.31114
Nearest town Batavia, IL
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Fox River Trail

2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min

Elevation 653–671 ft

Out & Back · Glenwood Park Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 41.83322, -88.31114

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

Transit-accessible: Batavia & Bernadette stop 505 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 0.2 miBear left onto Fox River Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.7 miSharp left, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 0.7 miBear right onto River Front Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  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-3-km-0fde

Trail surface

66% paved20% dirt14% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:54 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Batavia & Bernadette stop 505 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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