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Quail Unit

Yellow Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 91 ft · 1 hr 13 min

Yellow Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Quail Unit near Palmerton, IL. It is mostly level, with 91 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi489 – 604 ft3.7 mi

Getting there

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

3.5 mi · ▲ 91 ft · 1 hr 13 min

Elevation 488–605 ft

Out & Back · 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. 1.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 1.3 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-6-km-e803

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 6:38 PM for the 7:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:22 PM — 8 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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