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Glenwood Park Forest Preserve

Fox River Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 53 min

Fox River Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Glenwood Park Forest Preserve near Batavia, IL. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi653 – 682 ft2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Fox River Trail 41.85129, -88.31045
Nearest town Batavia, IL
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Fox River Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 53 min

Elevation 653–681 ft

Out & Back · Glenwood Park Forest Preserve

Trailhead: Fox River Trail · 41.85129, -88.31045

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

Transit-accessible: Batavia & Wilson stop 154 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Fox River Trail, heading E.
  2. 300 ftTurn right, heading E.
  3. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 0.8 miSharp left, heading W.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  7. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  8. 250 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-4-km-8979

Trail surface

84% paved16% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:54 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Batavia & Wilson stop 154 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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