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Glenwood Park Forest Preserve

Fox River Trail

5.9 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 2 hr

Fox River Trail is a 5.9-mile out-and-back in Glenwood Park Forest Preserve near Batavia, 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.

Elevation

0 mi659 – 771 ft6.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Fox River Trail 41.85387, -88.30652
Nearest town Batavia, IL
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Fox River Trail

5.9 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 2 hr

Elevation 658–769 ft

Out & Back · Glenwood Park Forest Preserve

Trailhead: Fox River Trail · 41.85387, -88.30652

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

Transit-accessible: Batavia & Illinois stop 489 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 200 ftContinue straight onto Fox River Trail, heading S.
  3. 350 ftSharp right, heading S.
  4. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Illinois Prairie Path Batavia Spur, heading S.
  5. 1.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 1.7 miContinue straight onto Fox River Trail, heading NW.
  7. 1.2 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-9-km-2e9c

Trail surface

84% paved11% gravel5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:54 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~63 min). Leave by 5:31 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:11 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Batavia & Illinois stop 489 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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