Fullersburg Woods Forest Preserve
Lake Fred via Salt Creek Bicycle Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 79 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Lake Fred via Salt Creek Bicycle Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Fullersburg Woods Forest Preserve near Fullersburg, IL. The route reaches Lake Fred at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 79 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lake Fred via Salt Creek Bicycle Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 79 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Elevation 636–696 ft
Out & Back · Fullersburg Woods Forest Preserve
Trailhead: 41.81962, -87.92744
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Salt Creek Bicycle Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 200 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miReach Lake Fred, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 1.6 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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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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