Hancock Hill via Salt Creek Valley Trail
5.6 mi · ▲ 525 ft · 2 hr 8 min
Hancock Hill via Salt Creek Valley Trail is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in Fort Leavenworth near Leavenworth, KS. The route reaches Hancock Hill at the turnaround, 2.8 miles in. It climbs 525 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 40/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Hancock Hill via Salt Creek Valley Trail
5.6 mi · ▲ 525 ft · 2 hr 8 min
Elevation 876–1,085 ft
Out & Back · Fort Leavenworth
Trailhead: 39.33970, -94.94500
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
Dogs allowed on leash
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Salt Creek Valley Trail, heading N.
- 1.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 450 ftReach Hancock Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.8 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~40 min). Leave by 6:21 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
More from this trailhead
- Salt Creek Valley Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 307 ft
- Salt Creek Valley Trail 6.1 mi · ▲ 438 ft
- Salt Creek Valley Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 340 ft
- Salt Creek Valley Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 173 ft
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