Fullersburg Woods Forest Preserve
Salt Creek Bicycle Trail
4.7 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 1 hr 36 min
Salt Creek Bicycle Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Fullersburg Woods Forest Preserve near Mammoth Springs, IL. It is mostly level, with 56 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
4.7 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 1 hr 36 min
Elevation 644–686 ft
Out & Back · Fullersburg Woods Forest Preserve
Trailhead: Hunter Drive · 41.84764, -87.93495
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Transit-accessible: 22nd Street & Jorie/Enterprise stop 180 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Salt Creek Bicycle Trail, heading S.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Night Heron Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Rainbow Bridge, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Night Heron Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Monarch Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 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 SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Monarch Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Night Heron Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Rainbow Bridge, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Night Heron Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Salt Creek Bicycle Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 6:16 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: 22nd Street & Jorie/Enterprise stop 180 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Hunter Drive Trailhead
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