Noth Salt Creek Forest Preserve;North Salt Creek County Forest Preserve

Salt Creek Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 6 min

Salt Creek Trail is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Noth Salt Creek Forest Preserve;North Salt Creek County Forest Preserve near Wood Dale, IL. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi673 – 699 ft3.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.96614, -87.99329
Nearest town Wood Dale, IL

Directions

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Salt Creek Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 6 min

Elevation 673–699 ft

Out & Back · Noth Salt Creek Forest Preserve;North Salt Creek County Forest Preserve

Trailhead: 41.96614, -87.99329

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  3. 50 ftSharp left onto Salt Creek Trail, heading N.
  4. 1.7 miReach Salt Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.7 miSharp right, heading S.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  7. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Weather

Sunrise 6:39 AMSunset 6:53 PM

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.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead