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Red Oak Nature Center

Fox River Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 44 min

Fox River Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Red Oak Nature Center near Mooseheart, 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 mi656 – 682 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Fox River Trail 41.82165, -88.32004
Nearest town Mooseheart, IL
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Fox River Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 44 min

Elevation 657–682 ft

Out & Back · Red Oak Nature Center

Trailhead: Fox River Trail · 41.82165, -88.32004

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

Transit-accessible: Lincolnway & Mooseheart School Entrance stop 471 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftTurn right onto Bubo Trail, heading NE.
  3. 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 250 ftBear left onto Fox River Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 0.5 miBear right, heading SW.
  8. 0.5 miBear right, heading W.
  9. 250 ftTurn left onto Bubo Trail, heading S.
  10. 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 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-aa30

Trail surface

85% paved6% dirt1% boardwalk8% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:54 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Lincolnway & Mooseheart School Entrance stop 471 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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