Fox River Trail
3.6 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 1 hr 15 min
Fox River Trail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Glenwood Park Forest Preserve near Batavia, IL. It is mostly level, with 107 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Fox River Trail
3.6 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 1 hr 15 min
Elevation 656–769 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
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Fox River Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Illinois Prairie Path Batavia Spur, heading S.
- 1.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.7 miSharp left onto Fox River Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 5:57 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Batavia & Bernadette stop 505 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Fox River Trail 5.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Fox River Trail 5.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Fox River Trail 2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Fox River Trail 5.4 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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