AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Quail Unit

Yellow Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 46 min

Yellow Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Quail Unit near Palmerton, IL. It is mostly level, with 82 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi505 – 610 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.99841, -90.10144
Nearest town Palmerton, IL
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Yellow Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 46 min

Elevation 506–611 ft

Out & Back · Quail Unit

Trailhead: 39.99841, -90.10144

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:03 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.5 miTurn right onto Orange Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miReach Yellow Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Orange Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  7. 0.5 miArrive 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-out-back-5d88

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:40 PM for the 7:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:20 PM — 9 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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