Fullersburg Woods Forest Preserve

Salt Creek Bicycle Trail

2.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 58 min

Salt Creek Bicycle Trail is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Fullersburg Woods Forest Preserve near Oak Brook, IL. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi643 – 673 ft3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.84140, -87.93222
Nearest town Oak Brook, IL

Directions

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Salt Creek Bicycle Trail

2.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 58 min

Elevation 644–672 ft

Out & Back · Fullersburg Woods Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 41.84140, -87.93222

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

Transit-accessible: 22nd Street & York stop 709 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  3. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  4. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  6. 100 ftBear left, heading S.
  7. 50 ftBear right onto Salt Creek Bicycle Trail, heading S.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  9. 1.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 1.4 miBear left, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  14. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  15. 250 ftSharp left, heading N.
  16. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

48% paved23% gravel29% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:33 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:53 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:20 PM.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 22nd Street & York stop 709 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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