Fullersburg Woods Forest Preserve

Salt Creek Bicycle Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Salt Creek Bicycle Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Fullersburg Woods Forest Preserve near Oak Brook, IL. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi646 – 673 ft4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.84885, -87.92957
Nearest town Oak Brook, IL

Directions

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Salt Creek Bicycle Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Elevation 647–672 ft

Out & Back · Fullersburg Woods Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 41.84885, -87.92957

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

Transit-accessible: York & 22nd Street stop 92 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Salt Creek Bicycle Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  6. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  7. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  8. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  9. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Night Heron Trail, heading S.
  10. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
  12. 0.4 miTurn left onto Salt Creek Bicycle Trail, heading E.
  13. 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
  14. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  16. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  17. 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

63% gravel25% paved12% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 6:22 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:18 PM — 2 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: York & 22nd Street stop 92 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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