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Jolly Pop–Salt Creek Trail, 3 sights

3.6 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Jolly Pop–Salt Creek Trail, 3 sights is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Creekside Trails near Valparaiso, IN. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi669 – 715 ft4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.46446, -87.07038
Nearest town Valparaiso, IN
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Jolly Pop–Salt Creek Trail, 3 sights

3.6 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Elevation 668–715 ft

Out & Back · Creekside Trails

Trailhead: 41.46446, -87.07038

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:49 PM

Transit-accessible: ChicaGo DASH stop 396 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
  3. 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
  4. 50 ftBear left onto Jolly Pop, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Ridgeline, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftBear right onto Jolly Pop, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftBear left onto Salt Creek Trail, heading NW.
  8. 150 ftContinue straight onto Ridgeline, heading W.
  9. 150 ftContinue straight onto Salt Creek Trail, heading SW.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left onto Option Line, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftTurn right onto Salt Creek Trail, heading NW.
  12. 0.1 miBear right onto The Jungle, heading N.
  13. 50 ftBear left onto Salt Creek Trail, heading N.
  14. 0.5 miSharp right onto The Jungle, heading NW.
  15. 50 ftBear right onto Salt Creek Trail, heading NW.
  16. 200 ftReach Salt Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 150 ftBear left onto The Jungle, heading NW.
  18. 50 ftSharp left onto Salt Creek Trail, heading NW.
  19. 0.5 miBear right onto The Jungle, heading SE.
  20. 50 ftBear left onto Salt Creek Trail, heading SE.
  21. 0.1 miTurn left onto Option Line, heading SE.
  22. 50 ftTurn right onto Salt Creek Trail, heading SE.
  23. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Ridgeline, heading SE.
  24. 150 ftContinue straight onto Salt Creek Trail, heading SE.
  25. 150 ftBear right onto Jolly Pop, heading SE.
  26. 50 ftBear left onto Ridgeline, heading SE.
  27. 50 ftContinue straight onto Jolly Pop, heading SE.
  28. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  29. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  30. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  31. 0.3 miArrive 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/jolly-pop-salt-creek-trail-out-back-3-sights

Trail surface

66% dirt34% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 6:49 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: ChicaGo DASH stop 396 m from the trailhead

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