Quail Unit Viewpoint via Yellow Trail
2.8 mi · ▲ 149 ft · 1 hr
Quail Unit Viewpoint via Yellow Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Quail Unit near Palmerton, IL. The route reaches Quail Unit Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 149 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Quail Unit Viewpoint via Yellow Trail
2.8 mi · ▲ 149 ft · 1 hr
Elevation 480–608 ft
Out & Back · Quail Unit
Trailhead: Governor's Trail · 40.02516, -90.11587
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:03 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Governor's Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 100 ftSharp right onto Yellow Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Shortcut Trail, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miReach Quail Unit Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Shortcut Trail, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Yellow Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Governor's Trail, heading E.
- 100 ftBear left, heading E.
- 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.
Trail surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 6:12 PM for the 7:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Governor's Trail Trailhead
- Yellow Trail 6.3 mi · ▲ 432 ft
- Yellow Trail 6.1 mi · ▲ 409 ft
- Yellow Trail 7.3 mi · ▲ 497 ft
- Governor's Viewpoint–Governor's Sunset Point, 5 sights 2.9 mi · ▲ 89 ft
- Herrmann Pond & Trail Shortcut via Governor's Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 201 ft
- Yellow Viewpoint via Yellow Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 145 ft
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