Lover’s Leap & Deer Lick Hollow via Rattle Snake Trail
2.2 mi · ▲ 283 ft · 52 min
Lover’s Leap & Deer Lick Hollow via Rattle Snake Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Pere Marquette State Park near Marshall Landing, IL. The route passes Lover’s Leap and Deer Lick Hollow. It climbs 283 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 45/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Lover’s Leap & Deer Lick Hollow via Rattle Snake Trail
2.2 mi · ▲ 283 ft · 52 min
Elevation 440–716 ft
Out & Back · Pere Marquette State Park
Trailhead: 38.97080, -90.50468
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:04 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Rattle Snake Trail, heading W.
- 100 ftPass Lover’s Leap.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miPass Deer Lick Hollow.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 0.4 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 1.0 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 6:13 PM for the 7:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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