Salt Creek Park Forest Preserve
Salt Creek Trail
5.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 58 min
Salt Creek Trail is a 5.9-mile out-and-back in Salt Creek Park Forest Preserve near Addison, 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
5.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 58 min
Elevation 666–695 ft
Out & Back · Salt Creek Park Forest Preserve
Trailhead: Salt Creek Greenway · 41.92057, -87.97181
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Salt Creek Trail, heading N.
- 3 miReach Salt Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3 miTurn left, 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~50 min). Leave by 5:43 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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