Sam Vadalabene Bike Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 379 ft · 1 hr 49 min
Sam Vadalabene Bike Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Pere Marquette State Park near Marshall Landing, IL. It climbs 379 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Sam Vadalabene Bike Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 379 ft · 1 hr 49 min
Elevation 432–613 ft
Out & Back · Pere Marquette State Park
Trailhead: 38.97232, -90.51081
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:50 AM · sunset 7:02 PM
Toilets at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Sam Vadalabene Bike Trail, heading SE.
- 0.9 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.
- 1.6 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 0.1 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 6:38 PM for the 7:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:21 PM — 8 min before dark.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Sam Vadalabene Bike Trail 6.6 mi · ▲ 303 ft
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