Quail Unit Viewpoint via Yellow Trail
5.8 mi · ▲ 257 ft · 2 hr 4 min
Quail Unit Viewpoint via Yellow Trail is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Quail Unit near Palmerton, IL. The route reaches Quail Unit Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.9 miles in. It climbs 257 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Quail Unit Viewpoint via Yellow Trail
5.8 mi · ▲ 257 ft · 2 hr 4 min
Elevation 513–610 ft
Out & Back · Quail Unit
Trailhead: Yellow Trail · 40.00747, -90.10660
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:03 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Yellow Trail, heading S.
- 2.3 miTurn left onto Orange Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 450 ftReach Quail Unit Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading E.
- 2.3 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 1.0 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:16 PM for the 7:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Yellow Trail Trailhead
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- Herrmann Pond–Governor's Trail, 3 sights 6.2 mi · ▲ 240 ft
- Yellow Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 91 ft
- Governor's Viewpoint & Governor's Trail via Yellow Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 180 ft
- Governor's Viewpoint & Governor's Trail via Yellow Trail 5.6 mi · ▲ 320 ft
- Quail Unit Viewpoint–Herrmann Pond, 4 sights 5.3 mi · ▲ 286 ft
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