Hunt Loop Loop via Salt Creek Valley Trail
2.4 mi · ▲ 88 ft · 51 min
Hunt Loop Loop via Salt Creek Valley Trail is a 2.4-mile loop in Fort Leavenworth near Leavenworth, KS. It is mostly level, with 88 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Hunt Loop Loop via Salt Creek Valley Trail
2.4 mi · ▲ 88 ft · 51 min
Elevation 876–1,002 ft
Loop · Fort Leavenworth
Trailhead: 39.35468, -94.94406
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
Dogs allowed on leash
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Salt Creek Valley Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Hunt Loop, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Salt Creek Valley Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftThe loop closes 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 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:59 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:39 PM — 9 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
More from this trailhead
- Hancock Hill via Salt Creek Valley Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 187 ft
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