Sam Vadalabene Bike Trail
4.1 mi · ▲ 113 ft · 1 hr 25 min
Sam Vadalabene Bike Trail is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Pere Marquette State Park near Marshall Landing, IL. 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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Sam Vadalabene Bike Trail
4.1 mi · ▲ 113 ft · 1 hr 25 min
Elevation 427–492 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 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 2 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 100 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
- Pecan Tree & Sam Vadalabene Bike Trail 5.5 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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