Fullersburg Woods Forest Preserve

Salt Creek Bicycle Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 54 min

Salt Creek Bicycle Trail is a 2.7-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 ft2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.84097, -87.93013
Nearest town Oak Brook, IL

Directions

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Salt Creek Bicycle Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 54 min

Elevation 647–673 ft

Out & Back · Fullersburg Woods Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 41.84097, -87.93013

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

Transit-accessible: 22nd Street & York stop 718 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

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

84% gravel1% paved15% 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 718 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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