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Fabyan Forest Preserve

Fox River Trail

3 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 2 min

Fox River Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back in Fabyan Forest Preserve near Batavia, IL. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi656 – 715 ft3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.86402, -88.31755
Nearest town Batavia, IL
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Fox River Trail

3 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 2 min

Elevation 657–716 ft

Out & Back · Fabyan Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 41.86402, -88.31755

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

Transit-accessible: Batavia & Fabyan stop 305 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right onto Fox River Trail, heading S.
  3. 1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  6. 1 miTurn left, heading N.
  7. 0.2 miArrive 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-5-km-9232

Trail surface

79% paved21% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:54 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:34 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:54 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:22 PM.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Batavia & Fabyan stop 305 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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