Quail Unit Viewpoint via Yellow Trail
6.7 mi · ▲ 466 ft · 2 hr 28 min
Quail Unit Viewpoint via Yellow Trail is a 6.7-mile out-and-back in Quail Unit near Palmerton, IL. The route reaches Quail Unit Viewpoint at the turnaround, 3.3 miles in. It climbs 466 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Quail Unit Viewpoint via Yellow Trail
6.7 mi · ▲ 466 ft · 2 hr 28 min
Elevation 480–608 ft
Out & Back · Quail Unit
Trailhead: 40.01048, -90.10744
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:03 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Yellow Trail, heading N.
- 1.8 miTurn right onto Shortcut Trail, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading SW.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miReach Quail Unit Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.4 miTurn left onto Shortcut Trail, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Yellow Trail, heading N.
- 1.8 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 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 0.5 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 6:29 PM for the 7:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
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- Quail Unit Viewpoint via Yellow Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 270 ft
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