Fullersburg Woods Forest Preserve
Salt Creek Bicycle Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 26 min
Salt Creek Bicycle Trail is a 4.3-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.
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Salt Creek Bicycle Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 26 min
Elevation 644–686 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
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Salt Creek Bicycle Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Night Heron Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Rainbow Bridge, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Night Heron Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Monarch Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Riverbend Trail, heading E.
- 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 350 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Monarch Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Night Heron Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Rainbow Bridge, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Night Heron Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Salt Creek Bicycle Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 6:22 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:18 PM — 3 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: York & 22nd Street stop 92 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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