Fern Hollow Trail & Hickory North Trail
4.1 mi · ▲ 719 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Fern Hollow Trail & Hickory North Trail is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Pere Marquette State Park near Marshall Landing, IL. It climbs 719 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Fern Hollow Trail & Hickory North Trail
4.1 mi · ▲ 719 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Elevation 599–856 ft
Out & Back · Pere Marquette State Park
Trailhead: Oak Trail · 38.97638, -90.54023
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:04 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Oak Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Hickory Trail, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Hickory North Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Fern Hollow Trail, heading E.
- 1 miReach Hickory North Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miBear right onto Hickory North Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Hickory Trail, heading S.
- 500 ftBear left onto Oak Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miArrive 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 0.0 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:43 PM for the 7:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:20 PM — 11 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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