Fox River Trail
5.4 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 50 min
Fox River Trail is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Red Oak Nature Center near Mooseheart, IL. It is mostly level, with 81 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
5.4 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 50 min
Elevation 657–769 ft
Out & Back · Red Oak Nature Center
Trailhead: Fox River Trail · 41.82165, -88.32004
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
Transit-accessible: Lincolnway & Mooseheart School Entrance stop 471 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Bubo Trail, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear left onto Fox River Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Illinois Prairie Path Batavia Spur, heading NE.
- 1.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.7 miSharp left onto Fox River Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Bubo Trail, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn left, 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 2.3 mi in (~59 min). Leave by 5:35 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Lincolnway & Mooseheart School Entrance stop 471 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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