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Fox River Shores Forest Preserve

McHenry County Prairie Trail via Fox River Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 32 min

McHenry County Prairie Trail via Fox River Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Fox River Shores Forest Preserve near Carpentersville, IL. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi725 – 755 ft4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Fox River Trail 42.13315, -88.27586
Nearest town Carpentersville, IL
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McHenry County Prairie Trail via Fox River Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Elevation 727–755 ft

Out & Back · Fox River Shores Forest Preserve

Trailhead: Fox River Trail · 42.13315, -88.27586

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto Fox River Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Angelina Place, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftTurn left onto Fox River Trail, heading W.
  5. 1.9 miReach McHenry County Prairie Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 1.9 miTurn right onto Angelina Place, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Fox River Trail, heading SE.
  8. 0.4 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/mchenry-county-prairie-trail-out-back-7-km-057f

Trail surface

99% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:54 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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