AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Salt Creek Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 42 min

Salt Creek Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back near Lincoln, IL. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi541 – 551 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Jogging Loop 40.12502, -89.38859
Nearest town Lincoln, IL
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Salt Creek Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 42 min

Elevation 540–552 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Jogging Loop · 40.12502, -89.38859

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:45 AM · sunset 6:58 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 1 miReach Salt Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/salt-creek-trail-out-back-3-km-686b

Trail surface

94% dirt6% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:45 AMSunset 6:58 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 6:33 PM for the 6:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:19 PM — 7 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Lincoln, Illinois