Sam Vadalabene Bike Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Sam Vadalabene Bike Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Pere Marquette State Park near Marshall Landing, IL. It is mostly level, with 53 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
4.5 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Elevation 433–470 ft
Out & Back · Pere Marquette State Park
Trailhead: Sam Vadalabene Bike Trail · 38.96894, -90.50480
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:04 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Sam Vadalabene Bike Trail, heading NW.
- 2.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 2.2 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 2.2 mi in (~56 min). Leave by 5:48 PM for the 7:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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