Hickory North Sunset Point–Lover’s Leap, 6 sights
4.7 mi · ▲ 887 ft · 2 hr 1 min
Hickory North Sunset Point–Lover’s Leap, 6 sights is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Pere Marquette State Park near Marshall Landing, IL. The route passes Lover’s Leap before reaching Hickory North Sunset Point at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 887 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Hickory North Sunset Point–Lover’s Leap, 6 sights
4.7 mi · ▲ 887 ft · 2 hr 1 min
Elevation 575–856 ft
Out & Back · Pere Marquette State Park
Trailhead: Rattle Snake Trail · 38.97889, -90.51193
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:04 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Rattle Snake Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Lover’s Leap.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Fern Hollow Trail, heading NE.
- 1 miBear right onto Hickory North Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Hickory Trail, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 250 ftReach Hickory North Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 500 ftTurn right onto Hickory North Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Fern Hollow Trail, heading SE.
- 1 miTurn left onto Rattle Snake Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 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 2.1 mi in (~66 min). Leave by 5:38 PM for the 7:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:23 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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