Sam Vadalabene Bike Trail
7.9 mi · ▲ 261 ft · 2 hr 46 min
Sam Vadalabene Bike Trail is a 7.9-mile out-and-back in Pere Marquette State Park near Marshall Landing, IL. It climbs 261 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Sam Vadalabene Bike Trail
7.9 mi · ▲ 261 ft · 2 hr 46 min
Elevation 432–561 ft
Out & Back · Pere Marquette State Park
Trailhead: 38.97281, -90.54354
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:04 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 1.9 miContinue straight onto Sam Vadalabene Bike Trail, heading E.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Persimmon Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Sam Vadalabene Bike Trail, heading SW.
- 3.1 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.9 mi in (~74 min). Leave by 5:30 PM for the 7:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Confluence Overlook–Confluence Overlook Trail, 4 sights 12.6 mi · ▲ 879 ft
- Cedar Hill–Twin Springs Loop, 9 sights 1.6 mi · ▲ 408 ft
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