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Pere Marquette State Park

Sam Vadalabene Bike Trail

6.6 mi · ▲ 303 ft · 2 hr 21 min

Sam Vadalabene Bike Trail is a 6.6-mile out-and-back in Pere Marquette State Park near Marshall Landing, IL. It climbs 303 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi427 – 614 ft6.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.97232, -90.51081
Nearest town Marshall Landing, IL
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Sam Vadalabene Bike Trail

6.6 mi · ▲ 303 ft · 2 hr 21 min

Elevation 427–613 ft

Out & Back · Pere Marquette State Park

Trailhead: 38.97232, -90.51081

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:04 PM

Toilets at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Sam Vadalabene Bike Trail, heading SE.
  3. 2.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 3.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/sam-vadalabene-bike-trail-out-back-11-km-c4ae

Trail surface

79% paved21% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 6:40 PM for the 7:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:23 PM — 8 min before dark.

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