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About Bicycles Online > Bicycle Touring and Trails > Fox River Bike Trail South

The Fox River Bike Trail Southern Section

The Fox River Trail from Geneva, Illinois to Dundee Illinois.

Getting on The Fox River Trail in Geneva, Il

Crossing one of the long bridges around South Elgin

One of the scenic bridge views along the trail

The Fox River Trail (Illinois - 35m) goes from Aurora (south) to Algonquin(south) and then connects with the McHenry County Prairie Trail to continue north all the way to the Wisconsin border.

The trail descriptions and bike trail photos on these pages (Fox River Trail South)  include the southern part of the Fox River Trail starting in Geneva, Illinois and continue on to Dundee, Illinois.  You can also continue the trip north all the way to Genoa Wisconsin by visiting the Fox River Bike Trail North and Prairie Trail pages.

This particular trip, when I took the Fox River Trail South photos, was from a ride that I took with my friend Dale. We actually started in Dundee and went south to the Illinois Prairie Path (just past Elgin (we actually went a little further and then came back)) then we took the Illinois Prairie Path and looped back to the Fox River Trail, got on in Geneva and then rode back to Dundee. I rearranged all of the photos so the whole photo tour is from south to north.

Earlier this summer (2007), My son, Casey and I took the Fox River Trail from Geneva, Il to Genoa Wisconsin and back! We did a little over 100 miles on that trip, so you can really ride all day on these trails if you like!

The only section that I am missing to date is from Geneva south to Aurora... Stay tuned... I'll try to do that one soon and get some photos to post!

A cool and interesting bridge/tunnel

Going under one of the riverboat buildings in Elgin

Dam! Along the path in Elgin

The Good Stuff:
The Fox River Trail is really beautiful and interesting in most parts. There are also a number of connecting trails so you can get on in different places and you have a lot of choices. I like that you can get on this trail and ride a hundred miles or more, with the connecting trails and see lots of great places. The FRT is also paved so if you don't like crushed stone or dirt trails you have a great trail that you can do a lot of miles on... The connecting trails are not all paved though.

The Not As Good Stuff:
The things that I don't like too much on this trail is that some sections get very crowded on nice weekend days and holidays when a lot of people are out riding. It can still be a great ride (even on the weekends) but if you can take this trail on a weekday, I would recommend that... Also, there are a few sections that break away from the regular trail and you have to ride on backroads or subdivision streets. It's not that bad, but I'd rather be able to stay on the regular trail the whole time.

Still one of the Best Trails!
Overall, this is still one of my all time favorite trails!!! I hope you enjoy the photo tour and I hope it inspires you to take the trail(s) in the spring, summer or fall and/or provides a nice memory of your trips in the winter when you may not be able to get out there and enjoy it!

Fox River Bike Trail South < You are here

Here's the Fox River Trail photo tour (south to north) from Geneva, Illinois to Dundee Illinois, September 2007.

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 Fox River Bike Trail North

Here's a photo tour of the Fox River Trail, from Dundee to Algonquin. These pictures are from mid July (2003)

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Prairie Trail

Here's a photo tour of the McHenry County Prairie Trail, from south to north (Algonquin to Genoa City Wisconsin, from mid July (2003)

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