McAdams Peak–Hickory Viewpoint, 7 sights
4.9 mi · ▲ 951 ft · 2 hr 7 min
McAdams Peak–Hickory Viewpoint, 7 sights is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Pere Marquette State Park near Marshall Landing, IL. The route passes Lover’s Leap and Hickory Viewpoint before reaching McAdams Peak at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 951 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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McAdams Peak–Hickory Viewpoint, 7 sights
4.9 mi · ▲ 951 ft · 2 hr 7 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 right onto Hickory Trail, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear left onto Oak Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Hickory Trail, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Hickory Viewpoint.
- 250 ftBear left, heading W.
- 100 ftReach McAdams Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Oak Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Hickory Trail, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Hickory North Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Fern Hollow Trail, heading SE.
- 1 miTurn left onto Rattle Snake Trail, heading E.
- 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 (~64 min). Leave by 5:40 PM for the 7:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Rattle Snake Trail Trailhead
- Hickory North Sunset Point–Lover’s Leap, 6 sights 4.7 mi · ▲ 887 ft
- Twin Springs–Stump Lake, 10 sights 5.6 mi · ▲ 1,303 ft
- McAdams Peak–Hickory Viewpoint, 8 sights 6.1 mi · ▲ 1,108 ft
- Hickory Viewpoint–Goat Cliff, 13 sights 6.8 mi · ▲ 1,152 ft
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