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Lake Fred & Lake Ed via Salt Creek Bicycle Trail

12.7 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 4 hr 18 min

Lake Fred & Lake Ed via Salt Creek Bicycle Trail is a 12.7-mile out-and-back near Oakbrook Terrace, IL. The route passes Lake Ed and Lake Fred. It is mostly level, with 139 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi650 – 722 ft14.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.84222, -87.95790
Nearest town Oakbrook Terrace, IL
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Lake Fred & Lake Ed via Salt Creek Bicycle Trail

12.7 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 4 hr 18 min

Elevation 648–722 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.84222, -87.95790

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

Transit-accessible: 22nd Street & Kingery stop 519 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 1.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 1.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  6. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  7. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  10. 0.6 miTurn left onto Salt Creek Bicycle Trail, heading E.
  11. 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
  12. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  13. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  14. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  15. 350 ftBear left, heading W.
  16. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  17. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  18. 0.9 miPass Lake Ed.
  19. 50 ftPass Lake Fred.
  20. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  21. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  22. 300 ftTurn left, heading S.
  23. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  24. 0.1 miReach Lake Fred, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  25. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  26. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  27. 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  28. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  29. 0.9 miSharp right, heading E.
  30. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  31. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  32. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  33. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  34. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  35. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  36. 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
  37. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  38. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  39. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  40. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  41. 1.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  42. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  43. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  44. 0.9 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/lake-fred-lake-ed-out-back-3-lakes-20-km

Trail surface

46% paved33% gravel21% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~59 min). Leave by 5:34 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 22nd Street & Kingery stop 519 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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