Noth Salt Creek Forest Preserve;North Salt Creek County Forest Preserve
Salt Creek Retention Basin via Salt Creek Trail
3.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Salt Creek Retention Basin via Salt Creek Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Noth Salt Creek Forest Preserve;North Salt Creek County Forest Preserve near Wood Dale, IL. The route reaches Salt Creek Retention Basin. 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 Retention Basin via Salt Creek Trail
3.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Elevation 673–699 ft
Out & Back · Noth Salt Creek Forest Preserve;North Salt Creek County Forest Preserve
Trailhead: Salt Creek Trail · 41.96253, -87.99356
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Salt Creek Trail, heading N.
- 1.2 miPass Salt Creek Retention Basin.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftReach Salt Creek Retention Basin, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 1.7 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 0.5 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 6:20 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:21 PM — 0 min before dark.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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