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Quail Unit

Quail Unit Viewpoint via Yellow Trail

3.4 mi · ▲ 176 ft · 1 hr 13 min

Quail Unit Viewpoint via Yellow Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Quail Unit near Palmerton, IL. The route reaches Quail Unit Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 176 ft of elevation gain. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi499 – 610 ft3.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.01436, -90.13084
Nearest town Palmerton, IL
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Quail Unit Viewpoint via Yellow Trail

3.4 mi · ▲ 176 ft · 1 hr 13 min

Elevation 497–612 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 right onto Yellow Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.9 miTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miReach Quail Unit Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/quail-unit-viewpoint-out-back-5-km-b31a

Trail surface

53% dirt47% 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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