Pecan Tree & Sam Vadalabene Bike Trail
5.5 mi · ▲ 113 ft · 1 hr 53 min
Pecan Tree & Sam Vadalabene Bike Trail is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Pere Marquette State Park near Marshall Landing, IL. The route reaches Pecan Tree at the turnaround, 2.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 113 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Pecan Tree & Sam Vadalabene Bike Trail
5.5 mi · ▲ 113 ft · 1 hr 53 min
Elevation 420–492 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
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 300 ftSharp right onto Sam Vadalabene Bike Trail, heading SE.
- 2.7 miReach Pecan Tree, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.7 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive 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 0.1 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.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Brussels Ferry (North Dock) stop 99 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Sam Vadalabene Bike Trail 5.7 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- Sam Vadalabene Bike Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 113 ft
- Camdem Hollow Sunset Point–Shelter Bluff, 6 sights 10.5 mi · ▲ 1,258 ft
- Dagget Hollow & Redbud Lane via Sam Vadalabene Bike Trail 5.6 mi · ▲ 377 ft
- Confluence Overlook–Confluence Overlook Trail, 4 sights 7.2 mi · ▲ 886 ft
- Sierra Falls–Camdem Hollow Sunset Point, 5 sights 7.7 mi · ▲ 1,209 ft
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