AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Fox River Trail

4.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 31 min

Fox River Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back near Montgomery, IL. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi604 – 633 ft4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.72249, -88.34694
Nearest town Montgomery, IL
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Fox River Trail

4.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 31 min

Elevation 603–633 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.72249, -88.34694

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:56 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto Fox River Trail, heading SW.
  3. 2 miReach Fox River Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 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-7-km-7294

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:56 PM

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.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route

Hikes near Montgomery, Illinois