Fox River Trail
5 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 41 min
Fox River Trail is a 5-mile out-and-back in Fabyan Forest Preserve near Batavia, IL. It is mostly level, with 26 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
5 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 41 min
Elevation 664–716 ft
Out & Back · Fabyan Forest Preserve
Trailhead: 41.86402, -88.31755
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
Transit-accessible: Batavia & Fabyan stop 305 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Fox River Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 1.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:34 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:54 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:22 PM.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Batavia & Fabyan stop 305 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Fox River Trail 8.1 mi · ▲ 159 ft
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