Fullersburg Woods Forest Preserve
Salt Creek Bicycle Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 36 min
Salt Creek Bicycle Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Fullersburg Woods Forest Preserve near Mammoth Springs, 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
4.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 36 min
Elevation 647–672 ft
Out & Back · Fullersburg Woods Forest Preserve
Trailhead: 41.84667, -87.94609
Weather Sep 22: sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Transit-accessible: 22nd Street & McDonald stop 95 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Salt Creek Bicycle Trail, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, 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 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.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 350 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 6:04 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: 22nd Street & McDonald stop 95 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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