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Pere Marquette State Park

Dagget Hollow & Redbud Lane via Sam Vadalabene Bike Trail

5.6 mi · ▲ 377 ft · 2 hr 3 min

Dagget Hollow & Redbud Lane via Sam Vadalabene Bike Trail is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in Pere Marquette State Park near Marshall Landing, IL. The route reaches Dagget Hollow at the turnaround, 2.8 miles in. It climbs 377 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly paved. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi427 – 725 ft · steepest grade: 22%5.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.96815, -90.49546
Nearest town Marshall Landing, IL
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Dagget Hollow & Redbud Lane via Sam Vadalabene Bike Trail

5.6 mi · ▲ 377 ft · 2 hr 3 min

Elevation 427–724 ft

Out & Back · Pere Marquette State Park

Trailhead: 38.96815, -90.49546

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:04 PM

Transit-accessible: Brussels Ferry (North Dock) stop 99 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 300 ftSharp right onto Sam Vadalabene Bike Trail, heading SE.
  3. 2 miContinue straight onto Redbud Lane, heading E.
  4. 0.7 miReach Dagget Hollow, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Sam Vadalabene Bike Trail, heading W.
  6. 2 miSharp left, heading NW.
  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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/dagget-hollow-redbud-lane-out-back-9-km

Trail surface

72% paved2% dirt26% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 6:39 PM for the 7:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:23 PM — 8 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Brussels Ferry (North Dock) stop 99 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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