Mulberry & Fox River Trail
11.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 42 min
Mulberry & Fox River Trail is an 11.1-mile out-and-back in Trout Park near Elgin, IL. The route passes Mulberry and Mulberry. 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.
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Mulberry & Fox River Trail
11.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 42 min
Elevation 701–735 ft
Out & Back · Trout Park
Trailhead: 42.06439, -88.27086
Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 68°F / low 62° · precip 100% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:56 PM
Transit-accessible: Dundee Ave & I-90 Ramp stop 535 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Fox River Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 1.5 miPass Mulberry.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miPass Mulberry.
- 2.7 miReach Mulberry, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading N.
- 2.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 1.9 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 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 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 6:29 PM for the 6:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:18 PM — 6 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Dundee Ave & I-90 Ramp stop 535 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Fox River–Fox River Trail, 3 sights 15.4 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Fox River & Fox River Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Mulberry via Fox River Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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