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North Aurora Island via Fox River Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 10 min

North Aurora Island via Fox River Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back near Mooseheart, IL. The route reaches North Aurora Island at the turnaround, 1.8 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 mi643 – 663 ft3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Fox River Trail 41.82619, -88.32183
Nearest town Mooseheart, IL
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North Aurora Island via Fox River Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Elevation 643–663 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Fox River Trail · 41.82619, -88.32183

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

Transit-accessible: Batavia & Millview stop 376 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Fox River Trail, heading SW.
  2. 1.4 miBear left, heading S.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  4. 0.4 miReach North Aurora Island, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  7. 1.4 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/north-aurora-island-out-back-6-km

Trail surface

100% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:40 AMSunset 6:54 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Batavia & Millview stop 376 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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