Fox River Shores Forest Preserve
Fox River Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Fox River Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Fox River Shores Forest Preserve near Algonquin, IL. It is mostly level, with 80 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
4.5 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Elevation 727–827 ft
Out & Back · Fox River Shores Forest Preserve
Trailhead: MCTP trailhead @ Harrison Street · 42.16335, -88.29486
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:56 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto McHenry County Prairie Trail, heading SE.
- 1.8 miTurn left onto Longmeadow Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Fox River Trail, heading NW.
- 1.8 miTurn right, heading E.
- 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~58 min). Leave by 5:38 PM for the 6:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from MCTP trailhead @ Harrison Street Trailhead
- Longmeadow Trail 7.1 mi · ▲ 164 ft
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