Fullersburg Woods Forest Preserve

Salt Creek Bicycle Trail

3.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Salt Creek Bicycle Trail is a 3.6-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 ft3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.84669, -87.93071
Nearest town Oak Brook, IL

Directions

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Salt Creek Bicycle Trail

3.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Elevation 644–673 ft

Out & Back · Fullersburg Woods Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 41.84669, -87.93071

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

Transit-accessible: 22nd Street & York stop 110 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.4 miSharp left, heading E.
  3. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  6. 50 ftBear right onto Salt Creek Bicycle Trail, heading S.
  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. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  12. 150 ftSharp right, heading N.
  13. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

49% paved27% gravel24% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:17 PM — 3 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 22nd Street & York stop 110 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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