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Quail Unit

Yellow Trail Loop

7.4 mi · ▲ 349 ft · 2 hr 38 min

Yellow Trail Loop is a 7.4-mile loop in Quail Unit near Palmerton, IL. It climbs 349 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi479 – 610 ft7.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Yellow Trail 40.00747, -90.10660
Nearest town Palmerton, IL
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Yellow Trail Loop

7.4 mi · ▲ 349 ft · 2 hr 38 min

Elevation 480–610 ft

Loop · 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

  1. Start on Yellow Trail, heading SW.
  2. 2.4 miTurn right onto Shortcut Trail, heading SE.
  3. 400 ftTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading S.
  4. 5 miThe loop closes 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/yellow-trail-loop-12-km-7196

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:17 PM for the 7:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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