Tekakwitha Woods Forest Preserve
Fox River Trail
4.7 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 1 hr 36 min
Fox River Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Tekakwitha Woods Forest Preserve near Valley View, IL. It is mostly level, with 82 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
4.7 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 1 hr 36 min
Elevation 686–792 ft
Out & Back · Tekakwitha Woods Forest Preserve
Trailhead: 41.96308, -88.30285
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:56 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Fox River Trail, heading NE.
- 2.2 miReach Fox River Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 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 surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:36 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:56 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:24 PM.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Pickerel Lake–Catfish Pond, 4 lakes 8.6 mi · ▲ 140 ft
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