Quail Unit Viewpoint & Yellow Viewpoint via Yellow Trail
4 mi · ▲ 237 ft · 1 hr 27 min
Quail Unit Viewpoint & Yellow Viewpoint via Yellow Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back in Quail Unit near Palmerton, IL. The route passes Yellow Viewpoint before reaching Quail Unit Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 237 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Quail Unit Viewpoint & Yellow Viewpoint via Yellow Trail
4 mi · ▲ 237 ft · 1 hr 27 min
Elevation 480–608 ft
Out & Back · Quail Unit
Trailhead: 40.01646, -90.11040
Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 67°F / low 56° · precip 3% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 6:59 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Yellow Viewpoint.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Yellow Trail, heading E.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Shortcut Trail, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miReach Quail Unit Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Shortcut Trail, heading NE.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Yellow Trail, heading N.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftArrive 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 1.7 mi in (~45 min). Leave by 5:54 PM for the 6:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from this trailhead
- Governor's Sunset Point–Governor's Viewpoint, 5 sights 5.6 mi · ▲ 344 ft
- Yellow Viewpoint & Quail Unit Viewpoint via Yellow Trail 8.5 mi · ▲ 463 ft
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