page_title: Sam Vadalabene Bike Trail
hierarchical_section_title: Sam Vadalabene Bike Trail
caption_attribution_description: English: The Sam Vadalabene Bike Trail (left) and Illinois Route 100 near Pere Marquette State Park. The trail and the portion of the road it parallels are usually within eyeshot of the Mississippi or Illinois River, but at this location both trail and road a somewhat removed from the Illinois River. On the left of the image are the Smith-Duncan House and Eastman Barn
context_page_description: The Sam Vadalabene Bike Trail, is a paved 21.5 mile biking/walking trail located in southwestern Illinois, located just north of the St. Louis, Missouri core urban area.
  The trail was named after Sam M. Vadalabene, a member of the Illinois Senate. The trail parallels both the Mississippi River and the Meeting of the Great Rivers Scenic Byway and was designated as a National Recreation Trail in 2006. The trail is included as part of the Confluence Greenway.
  The south end of the trail is located at Piasa Park, located about five miles northwest of Alton, and the north end of the trail is located at Pere Marquette State Park near Grafton. Other attractions along the trail include the village of Elsah, Chautauqua, the city of Grafton, limestone bluffs rising up to 250 feet high, and the Marquette Monument.
  The original fifteen miles of the trail were completed in 1979. At the south end of the trail, connections can be made to both the Confluence Trail and the Katy Trail.
context_section_description: The Sam Vadalabene Bike Trail, is a paved 21.5 mile biking/walking trail located in southwestern Illinois, located just north of the St. Louis, Missouri core urban area.
  The trail was named after Sam M. Vadalabene, a member of the Illinois Senate. The trail parallels both the Mississippi River and the Meeting of the Great Rivers Scenic Byway and was designated as a National Recreation Trail in 2006. The trail is included as part of the Confluence Greenway.
  The south end of the trail is located at Piasa Park, located about five miles northwest of Alton (38°53′51.3″N 90°11′57.5″W), and the north end of the trail is located at Pere Marquette State Park near Grafton (38°58′19.4″N 90°32′34.0″W). Other attractions along the trail include the village of Elsah, Chautauqua, the city of Grafton, limestone bluffs rising up to 250 feet (75 m) high, and the Marquette Monument.
  The original fifteen miles of the trail were completed in 1979.  At the south end of the trail, connections can be made to both the Confluence Trail and the Katy Trail.
caption: Near Pere Marquette State Park and the western terminus of the trail
exif: {"Image Make": "NIKON CORPORATION", "Image Model": "NIKON D3100", "Image Orientation": "Horizontal (normal)", "Image XResolution": "300", "Image YResolution": "300", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Inch", "Image Software": "Ver.1.01", "Image DateTime": "2014:05:17 12:58:43", "Image YCbCrPositioning": "Co-sited", "Image ExifOffset": "222", "GPS GPSVersionID": "[2, 2, 0, 0]", "GPS GPSLatitudeRef": "N", "GPS GPSLatitude": "[38, 58, 1122/125]", "GPS GPSLongitudeRef": "W", "GPS GPSLongitude": "[90, 30, 12123/250]", "GPS GPSAltitudeRef": "0", "GPS GPSAltitude": "140", "GPS GPSTimeStamp": "[12, 58, 43]", "GPS GPSImgDirectionRef": "T", "GPS GPSImgDirection": "0", "GPS GPSMapDatum": "WGS-84", "GPS GPSDate": "2014:05:17", "Image GPSInfo": "12276", "Thumbnail Compression": "JPEG (old-style)", "Thumbnail XResolution": "300", "Thumbnail YResolution": "300", "Thumbnail ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Inch", "Thumbnail JPEGInterchangeFormat": "12640", "Thumbnail JPEGInterchangeFormatLength": "8606", "Thumbnail YCbCrPositioning": "Co-sited", "EXIF ExposureTime": "1/320", "EXIF FNumber": "9", "EXIF ExposureProgram": "Program Normal", "EXIF ISOSpeedRatings": "200", "EXIF ExifVersion": "0221", "EXIF DateTimeOriginal": "2014:05:17 12:58:43", "EXIF DateTimeDigitized": "2014:05:17 12:58:43", "EXIF ComponentsConfiguration": "YCbCr", "EXIF CompressedBitsPerPixel": "2", "EXIF ExposureBiasValue": "0", "EXIF MaxApertureValue": "18/5", "EXIF MeteringMode": "Pattern", "EXIF LightSource": "Unknown", "EXIF Flash": "Flash did not fire", "EXIF FocalLength": "18", "EXIF SubSecTime": "30", "EXIF SubSecTimeOriginal": "30", "EXIF SubSecTimeDigitized": "30", "EXIF FlashPixVersion": "0100", "EXIF ColorSpace": "sRGB", "EXIF ExifImageWidth": "4608", "EXIF ExifImageLength": "3072", "Interoperability InteroperabilityIndex": "R98", "Interoperability InteroperabilityVersion": "[48, 49, 48, 48]", "EXIF InteroperabilityOffset": "12246", "EXIF SensingMethod": "One-chip color area", "EXIF FileSource": "Digital Camera", "EXIF SceneType": "Directly Photographed", "EXIF CVAPattern": "[0, 2, 0, 2, 1, 2, 0, 1]", "EXIF CustomRendered": "Normal", "EXIF ExposureMode": "Auto Exposure", "EXIF WhiteBalance": "Auto", "EXIF DigitalZoomRatio": "1", "EXIF FocalLengthIn35mmFilm": "27", "EXIF SceneCaptureType": "Standard", "EXIF GainControl": "None", "EXIF Contrast": "Normal", "EXIF Saturation": "Normal", "EXIF Sharpness": "Normal", "EXIF SubjectDistanceRange": "0"}