Quail Unit

Governor's Viewpoint & Governor's Trail

5 mi · ▲ 346 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Governor's Viewpoint & Governor's Trail is a 5-mile out-and-back in Quail Unit near Palmerton, IL. The route reaches Governor's Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 346 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi479 – 610 ft5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.01436, -90.13084
Nearest town Palmerton, IL

Directions

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Governor's Viewpoint & Governor's Trail

5 mi · ▲ 346 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Elevation 480–612 ft

Out & Back · Quail Unit

Trailhead: 40.01436, -90.13084

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.6 miTurn left onto Yellow Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left onto Shortcut Trail, heading N.
  4. 400 ftTurn left onto Yellow Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.6 miSharp left onto Governor's Trail, heading N.
  6. 100 ftBear left, heading N.
  7. 0.8 miTurn right, heading NE.
  8. 0.2 miReach Governor's Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NW.
  10. 0.9 miBear left, heading S.
  11. 150 ftSharp right onto Yellow Trail, heading SW.
  12. 0.6 miTurn right onto Shortcut Trail, heading SE.
  13. 400 ftTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading E.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  15. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

77% dirt23% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:40 PM for the 7:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:20 PM — 10 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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