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Quail Unit

Governor's Viewpoint & Governor's Trail via Yellow Trail

8.7 mi · ▲ 492 ft · 3 hr 9 min

Governor's Viewpoint & Governor's Trail via Yellow Trail is an 8.7-mile out-and-back in Quail Unit near Palmerton, IL. The route reaches Governor's Viewpoint. It climbs 492 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi479 – 610 ft9.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.02653, -90.11135
Nearest town Palmerton, IL
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Governor's Viewpoint & Governor's Trail via Yellow Trail

8.7 mi · ▲ 492 ft · 3 hr 9 min

Elevation 480–610 ft

Out & Back · Quail Unit

Trailhead: 40.02653, -90.11135

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:03 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftPass Governor's Viewpoint.
  3. 300 ftTurn right onto Governor's Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.6 miBear left, heading SE.
  5. 100 ftSharp right onto Yellow Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.6 miTurn right onto Shortcut Trail, heading SE.
  7. 400 ftTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading S.
  8. 6.8 miContinue straight onto Governor's Trail, heading NW.
  9. 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
  10. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/governors-viewpoint-governors-trail-out-back-14-km-c0e1

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.4 mi in (~87 min). Leave by 5:16 PM for the 7:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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