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Mulberry via Fox River Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Mulberry via Fox River Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back near Elgin, IL. The route reaches Mulberry at the turnaround, 2 miles in. 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 mi715 – 735 ft4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Fox River Trail 42.06621, -88.26987
Nearest town Elgin, IL
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Mulberry via Fox River Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Elevation 717–735 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Fox River Trail · 42.06621, -88.26987

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:56 PM

Transit-accessible: Dundee Ave & I-90 Ramp stop 464 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Fox River Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 1.6 miReach Mulberry, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  5. 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/mulberry-out-back-6-km-9f77

Trail surface

97% paved3% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:56 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 6:25 PM for the 6:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:21 PM — 3 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Dundee Ave & I-90 Ramp stop 464 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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