Fox River Trail

5.5 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Fox River Trail is a 5.5-mile out-and-back near Geneva, IL. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi669 – 742 ft5.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.88081, -88.29833
Nearest town Geneva, IL

Directions

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Fox River Trail

5.5 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Elevation 668–740 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.88081, -88.29833

Weather Sep 20: Heavy rain, high 69°F / low 62° · precip 100% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:56 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
  3. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  4. 350 ftSharp right onto Fox River Trail, heading W.
  5. 2.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 450 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 400 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 1.9 miBear left, heading S.
  9. 0.5 miSharp left, heading S.
  10. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  11. 150 ftSharp left, heading S.
  12. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

83% paved17% unspecified

Weather

Heavy rainTemperature 69°F62°
Precip100%Wind11 mphUV1Humidity89%
Rained 1.2″ yesterday (3.4″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
75°60° 12 AM: 57% rain1 AM: 71% rain2 AM: 72% rain3 AM: 73% rain4 AM: 100% rain5 AM: 100% rain6 AM: 92% rain7 AM: 78% rain8 AM: 74% rain9 AM: 71% rain10 AM: 53% rain11 AM: 46% rain12 PM: 59% rain1 PM: 67% rain2 PM: 62% rain3 PM: 41% rain4 PM: 14% rain5 PM: 12% rain6 PM: 7% rain7 PM: 11% rain8 PM: 15% rain9 PM: 8% rain10 PM: 3% rain11 PM: 6% rain
Sunrise 6:39 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:56 PM
Mon 63°58° 26%
Tue 60°52°
Wed 62°53°
Thu 64°56°
Fri 69°55°
Sat 60°57°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:33 PM for the 6:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:14 PM — 10 min before dark.

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