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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
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Going under one of the riverboat buildings in Elgin |
 Dam! Along the path in Elgin
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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 Photos
Fox River Bike Trail < You are here
Here's the Fox River Trail photo tour (south to
north) from Geneva, Illinois to Dundee Illinois,
September 2007.
Fox River Bike Trail
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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)
Fox
River Bike Trail Photos 1
Fox River Bike Trail Photos 2
Fox River Bike Trail Photos 3
Fox River Bike Trail Videos
Here's the video tour / virtual bike ride of the Fox River Trail (all) and the connecting McHenry County Prairie Trail.
Fox River Trail South Video  The video is approximately 12 minutes long and contains scenes from all of the Fox River Trail from Oswego, Illinois to South Elgin, Illinois.
Fox River Trail North Video The video is approximately 13 minutes long and contains scenes from all of the Fox River Trail from South Elgin to Algonquin, Illinois.
The McHenry County Prairie Trail Video The video tour of the McHenry County Prairie Trail (which connects fo the FRT) starting in Algonquin and ending in Genoa City Wisconsin.
Fox River Trail Gift Items
See the Fox River Trail Gift Items at Bike Trail Gift Items
These items are sure to start up a conversation with fellow cyclists.
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