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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Salt Creek Trail, heading N.
- 1.7 miReach Salt Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.7 miSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 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
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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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