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Quail Unit

Yellow Trail

5.3 mi · ▲ 262 ft · 1 hr 54 min

Yellow Trail is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Quail Unit near Palmerton, IL. It climbs 262 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi495 – 610 ft5.4 mi

Getting there

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

5.3 mi · ▲ 262 ft · 1 hr 54 min

Elevation 497–610 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 S.
  2. 2.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  3. 2.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/yellow-trail-out-back-9-km-feda

Trail surface

99% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:17 PM for the 7:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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