Yellow Trail
7.3 mi · ▲ 497 ft · 2 hr 41 min
Yellow Trail is a 7.3-mile out-and-back in Quail Unit near Palmerton, IL. It climbs 497 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Yellow Trail
7.3 mi · ▲ 497 ft · 2 hr 41 min
Elevation 480–609 ft
Out & Back · Quail Unit
Trailhead: Governor's Trail · 40.02341, -90.11503
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:03 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Governor's Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Yellow Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Shortcut Trail, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading W.
- 2.9 miReach Yellow Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.9 miTurn left onto Shortcut Trail, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Yellow Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Governor's Trail, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~53 min). Leave by 5:49 PM for the 7:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:08 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Governor's Trail Trailhead
- Yellow Trail 6.3 mi · ▲ 432 ft
- Yellow Trail 6.1 mi · ▲ 409 ft
- Governor's Viewpoint–Governor's Sunset Point, 5 sights 2.9 mi · ▲ 89 ft
- Herrmann Pond & Trail Shortcut via Governor's Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 201 ft
- Quail Unit Viewpoint via Yellow Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 149 ft
- Yellow Viewpoint via Yellow Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 145 ft
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