Hancock Hill & Salt Creek Valley Trail
5.8 mi · ▲ 549 ft · 2 hr 12 min
Hancock Hill & Salt Creek Valley Trail is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Fort Leavenworth near Leavenworth, KS. The route reaches Hancock Hill at the turnaround, 2.9 miles in. It climbs 549 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 45/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Hancock Hill & Salt Creek Valley Trail
5.8 mi · ▲ 549 ft · 2 hr 12 min
Elevation 853–1,085 ft
Out & Back · Fort Leavenworth
Trailhead: 39.36026, -94.92870
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Drinking water at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 500 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Salt Creek Valley Trail, heading S.
- 1.8 miTurn right, heading N.
- 450 ftReach Hancock Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.9 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miArrive 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 1.6 mi in (~44 min). Leave by 6:18 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:19 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Drinking water at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Salt Creek Valley Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 430 ft
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