Yellow Trail
3 mi · ▲ 119 ft · 1 hr 4 min
Yellow Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back in Quail Unit near Palmerton, IL. It is mostly level, with 119 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi479 – 610 ft3.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.01436, -90.13084
Nearest town Palmerton, IL
Directions
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Yellow Trail
3 mi · ▲ 119 ft · 1 hr 4 min
Elevation 480–612 ft
Out & Back · Quail Unit
Trailhead: 40.01436, -90.13084
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:03 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Yellow Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Shortcut Trail, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Yellow Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Shortcut Trail, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
62% dirt38% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:03 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:40 PM for the 7:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:20 PM — 10 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from this trailhead
- Yellow Trail 5.3 mi · ▲ 321 ft
- Governor's Viewpoint & Governor's Trail 5 mi · ▲ 346 ft
- Yellow Viewpoint via Yellow Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 239 ft
- Quail Unit Viewpoint via Yellow Trail 5.1 mi · ▲ 321 ft
- Yellow Viewpoint via Yellow Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 239 ft
- Yellow Viewpoint via Yellow Trail 6.2 mi · ▲ 236 ft
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