Salt Creek Valley Trail
2.8 mi · ▲ 307 ft · 1 hr 5 min
Salt Creek Valley Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Fort Leavenworth near Leavenworth, KS. It climbs 307 ft. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi879 – 1,056 ft3.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.34068, -94.94686
Nearest town Leavenworth, KS
Directions
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Salt Creek Valley Trail
2.8 mi · ▲ 307 ft · 1 hr 5 min
Elevation 879–1,057 ft
Out & Back · Fort Leavenworth
Trailhead: 39.34068, -94.94686
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
Dogs allowed on leash
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 200 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Salt Creek Valley Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 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 surface
33% dirt8% paved3% gravel56% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:06 AMSunset 7:22 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 6:25 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:14 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
More from this trailhead
- Salt Creek Valley Trail 6.1 mi · ▲ 438 ft
- Salt Creek Valley Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 340 ft
- Hancock Hill via Salt Creek Valley Trail 5.6 mi · ▲ 525 ft
- Salt Creek Valley Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 173 ft
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