Quail Unit Viewpoint via Yellow Trail
6.5 mi · ▲ 262 ft · 2 hr 18 min
Quail Unit Viewpoint via Yellow Trail is a 6.5-mile out-and-back in Quail Unit near Palmerton, IL. The route reaches Quail Unit Viewpoint at the turnaround, 3.2 miles in. It climbs 262 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Quail Unit Viewpoint via Yellow Trail
6.5 mi · ▲ 262 ft · 2 hr 18 min
Elevation 497–610 ft
Out & Back · Quail Unit
Trailhead: 40.00375, -90.10376
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:03 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Yellow Trail, heading SW.
- 3 miReach Quail Unit Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 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 1.1 mi in (~28 min). Leave by 6:14 PM for the 7:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from this trailhead
- Yellow Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 110 ft
- Yellow Trail 5.5 mi · ▲ 262 ft
- Yellow Trail 5.1 mi · ▲ 175 ft
- Yellow Viewpoint via Yellow Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 172 ft
- Yellow Trail Loop 8 mi · ▲ 354 ft
- Yellow Trail Loop 8 mi · ▲ 371 ft
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