Yellow Trail Loop
8 mi · ▲ 371 ft · 2 hr 51 min
Yellow Trail Loop is an 8-mile loop in Quail Unit near Palmerton, IL. It climbs 371 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi479 – 610 ft8.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.00375, -90.10376
Nearest town Palmerton, IL
Directions
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Yellow Trail Loop
8 mi · ▲ 371 ft · 2 hr 51 min
Elevation 480–610 ft
Loop · Quail Unit
Trailhead: 40.00375, -90.10376
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:03 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Yellow Trail, heading SW.
- 4.8 miTurn left onto Shortcut Trail, heading NE.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Yellow Trail, heading N.
- 1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 1.6 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.2 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 surface
100% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:03 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 6:14 PM for the 7:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from this trailhead
- Yellow Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 110 ft
- Yellow Trail 5.5 mi · ▲ 262 ft
- Quail Unit Viewpoint via Yellow Trail 6.5 mi · ▲ 262 ft
- Yellow Trail 5.1 mi · ▲ 175 ft
- Yellow Viewpoint via Yellow Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 172 ft
- Yellow Trail Loop 8 mi · ▲ 354 ft
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