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Fort Leavenworth

Hancock Hill & Salt Creek Valley Trail

3.8 mi · ▲ 371 ft · 1 hr 27 min

Hancock Hill & Salt Creek Valley Trail is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Fort Leavenworth near Kickapoo, KS. The route reaches Hancock Hill. It climbs 371 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi876 – 1,086 ft · steepest grade: 17%4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.37036, -94.93940
Nearest town Kickapoo, KS
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Hancock Hill & Salt Creek Valley Trail

3.8 mi · ▲ 371 ft · 1 hr 27 min

Elevation 876–1,085 ft

Out & Back · Fort Leavenworth

Trailhead: 39.37036, -94.93940

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:22 PM

Dogs allowed on leash

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftPass Hancock Hill.
  3. 450 ftTurn left onto Salt Creek Valley Trail, heading SW.
  4. 1.8 miReach Hancock Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.8 miTurn right, heading N.
  6. 400 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/hancock-hill-out-back-6-km

Trail surface

95% dirt5% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 7:06 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~34 min). Leave by 6:28 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:17 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash

Hikes near Kickapoo, Kansas