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Fort Leavenworth

Salt Creek Valley Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 173 ft · 43 min

Salt Creek Valley Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Fort Leavenworth near Leavenworth, KS. It is mostly level, with 173 ft of elevation gain. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi886 – 1,063 ft · steepest grade: 18%2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.33970, -94.94500
Nearest town Leavenworth, KS
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Salt Creek Valley Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 173 ft · 43 min

Elevation 885–1,063 ft

Out & Back · Fort Leavenworth

Trailhead: 39.33970, -94.94500

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:20 PM

Dogs allowed on leash

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 0.4 miBear right onto Salt Creek Valley Trail, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  7. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftArrive 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-valley-trail-out-back-3-km

Trail surface

17% paved16% dirt67% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:07 AMSunset 7:20 PM

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash

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