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Glenwood Park Forest Preserve

Fox River Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 35 min

Fox River Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Glenwood Park Forest Preserve near Mooseheart, IL. It is mostly level, with 109 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi650 – 771 ft4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.82746, -88.31715
Nearest town Mooseheart, IL
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Fox River Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 35 min

Elevation 651–769 ft

Out & Back · Glenwood Park Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 41.82746, -88.31715

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

Transit-accessible: Batavia & Millview stop 370 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  3. 150 ftContinue straight onto Fox River Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  5. 0.5 miSharp right onto Illinois Prairie Path Batavia Spur, heading NE.
  6. 1.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 1.7 miSharp left onto Fox River Trail, heading NW.
  8. 0.5 miBear right, heading SW.
  9. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  10. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/fox-river-trail-out-back-7-km-77e8

Trail surface

85% paved14% gravel1% boardwalk

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:54 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~49 min). Leave by 5:45 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Batavia & Millview stop 370 m from the trailhead

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