Fullersburg Woods Forest Preserve

Salt Creek Bicycle Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 31 ft · 1 hr 27 min

Salt Creek Bicycle Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Fullersburg Woods Forest Preserve near Mammoth Springs, IL. It is mostly level, with 31 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi643 – 696 ft4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Salt Creek Greenway Trail 41.85409, -87.92984
Nearest town Mammoth Springs, IL

Directions

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Salt Creek Bicycle Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 31 ft · 1 hr 27 min

Elevation 644–697 ft

Out & Back · Fullersburg Woods Forest Preserve

Trailhead: Salt Creek Greenway Trail · 41.85409, -87.92984

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

Transit-accessible: York & Wood Glen stop 125 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Salt Creek Greenway Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  3. 50 ftTurn right onto Salt Creek Bicycle Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
  6. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 1.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 1.4 miBear left, heading N.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  11. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  12. 50 ftTurn right onto Salt Creek Greenway Trail, heading N.
  13. 350 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

55% paved22% gravel23% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 6:14 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: York & Wood Glen stop 125 m from the trailhead

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