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Quail Unit

Quail Unit Viewpoint–Herrmann Pond, 4 sights

6.8 mi · ▲ 438 ft · 2 hr 29 min

Quail Unit Viewpoint–Herrmann Pond, 4 sights is a 6.8-mile out-and-back in Quail Unit near Chandlerville, IL. The route passes Herrmann Pond before reaching Quail Unit Viewpoint at the turnaround, 3.4 miles in. It climbs 438 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi479 – 614 ft7.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.03214, -90.12539
Nearest town Chandlerville, IL
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Quail Unit Viewpoint–Herrmann Pond, 4 sights

6.8 mi · ▲ 438 ft · 2 hr 29 min

Elevation 480–613 ft

Out & Back · Quail Unit

Trailhead: 40.03214, -90.12539

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftPass Herrmann Pond.
  3. 250 ftContinue straight onto Governor's Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Trail Shortcut, heading SW.
  5. 350 ftBear left onto Governor's Trail, heading S.
  6. 50 ftBear right onto Trail Shortcut, heading S.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Governor's Trail, heading S.
  8. 100 ftContinue straight onto Trail Shortcut, heading S.
  9. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Governor's Trail, heading S.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Trail Shortcut, heading S.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Governor's Trail, heading S.
  12. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  13. 150 ftSharp right onto Yellow Trail, heading SE.
  14. 0.6 miTurn right onto Shortcut Trail, heading S.
  15. 400 ftTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading SE.
  16. 1.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  17. 0.2 miReach Quail Unit Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 1.4 miTurn left onto Shortcut Trail, heading N.
  19. 400 ftTurn left onto Yellow Trail, heading NE.
  20. 0.6 miSharp left onto Governor's Trail, heading NE.
  21. 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
  22. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Trail Shortcut, heading E.
  23. 50 ftContinue straight onto Governor's Trail, heading E.
  24. 100 ftContinue straight onto Trail Shortcut, heading N.
  25. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Governor's Trail, heading N.
  26. 50 ftContinue straight onto Trail Shortcut, heading N.
  27. 50 ftBear left onto Governor's Trail, heading N.
  28. 50 ftBear right onto Trail Shortcut, heading N.
  29. 350 ftContinue straight onto Governor's Trail, heading N.
  30. 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/quail-unit-viewpoint-herrmann-pond-out-back-5-sights-11-km-4afa

Trail surface

92% dirt8% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 6:34 PM for the 7:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:23 PM — 7 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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