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. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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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: 41.84669, -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
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Salt Creek Bicycle Trail, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Night Heron Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 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.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 0.3 miArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 6:24 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:17 PM — 4 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: 22nd Street & York stop 110 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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