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Quail Unit

Quail Unit Viewpoint via Yellow Trail

5.1 mi · ▲ 321 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Quail Unit Viewpoint via Yellow Trail is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Quail Unit near Palmerton, IL. The route reaches Quail Unit Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.6 miles in. It climbs 321 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 87/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi499 – 610 ft5.2 mi

Getting there

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

5.1 mi · ▲ 321 ft · 1 hr 52 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. 1.8 miBear left, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miReach Quail Unit Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 2 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-8-km-7298

Trail surface

78% dirt22% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~42 min). Leave by 6:01 PM for the 7:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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