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Fabyan Forest Preserve

Fox River Trail

5.4 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 49 min

Fox River Trail is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Fabyan Forest Preserve near Batavia, IL. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi653 – 689 ft5.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.83322, -88.31114
Nearest town Batavia, IL
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Fox River Trail

5.4 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 49 min

Elevation 653–689 ft

Out & Back · Fabyan Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 41.83322, -88.31114

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

Transit-accessible: Batavia & Bernadette stop 505 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 0.2 miBear left onto Fox River Trail, heading N.
  4. 2.8 miTurn left, heading S.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  6. 1.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  7. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 0.7 miBear right onto River Front Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  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-9-km-b239

Trail surface

86% paved4% dirt10% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:54 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Batavia & Bernadette stop 505 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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