Yellow Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 1 hr 33 min
Yellow Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Quail Unit near Palmerton, IL. It is mostly level, with 110 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Yellow Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 1 hr 33 min
Elevation 488–605 ft
Out & Back · 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 miSharp right onto Yellow Trail, heading NE.
- 2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 1.6 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 7:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from this trailhead
- 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
- Yellow Trail Loop 8 mi · ▲ 371 ft
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