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Veterans Historical Walk Viewpoint & Fox River Viewpoint via Fox River Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 51 min

Veterans Historical Walk Viewpoint & Fox River Viewpoint via Fox River Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back near River Mist On The Fox, IL. The route passes Fox River Viewpoint before reaching Veterans Historical Walk Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi594 – 656 ft3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.69307, -88.35472
Nearest town River Mist On The Fox, IL
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Veterans Historical Walk Viewpoint & Fox River Viewpoint via Fox River Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 51 min

Elevation 595–656 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.69307, -88.35472

Weather Sep 20: Heavy rain, high 69°F / low 63° · precip 100% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:56 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  3. 0.6 miPass Fox River Viewpoint.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right onto Veterans Historical Walk, heading SE.
  5. 100 ftReach Veterans Historical Walk Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Fox River Trail, heading SE.
  8. 0.9 miTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 150 ftArrive 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/veterans-historical-walk-viewpoint-out-back

Trail surface

27% paved73% unspecified

Weather

Heavy rainTemperature 69°F63°
Precip100%Wind12 mphUV1Humidity90%
Rained 0.9″ yesterday (3.8″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
75°60° 12 AM: 62% rain1 AM: 78% rain2 AM: 93% rain3 AM: 95% rain4 AM: 96% rain5 AM: 100% rain6 AM: 89% rain7 AM: 74% rain8 AM: 75% rain9 AM: 61% rain10 AM: 38% rain11 AM: 41% rain12 PM: 56% rain1 PM: 71% rain2 PM: 59% rain3 PM: 29% rain4 PM: 10% rain5 PM: 9% rain6 PM: 9% rain7 PM: 6% rain8 PM: 4% rain9 PM: 2% rain10 PM: 3% rain11 PM: 2% rain
Sunrise 6:39 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:56 PM
Mon 62°58°
Tue 59°51°
Wed 62°52°
Thu 64°55°
Fri 70°54°
Sat 61°57°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 6:28 PM for the 6:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:19 PM — 5 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route

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