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Quail Unit

Yellow Viewpoint via Yellow Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 172 ft · 51 min

Yellow Viewpoint via Yellow Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Quail Unit near Palmerton, IL. The route reaches Yellow Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 172 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi509 – 604 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.00375, -90.10376
Nearest town Palmerton, IL
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Yellow Viewpoint via Yellow Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 172 ft · 51 min

Elevation 508–605 ft

Out & Back · Quail Unit

Trailhead: 40.00375, -90.10376

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.3 miSharp right onto Yellow Trail, heading NE.
  3. 0.8 miTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 350 ftReach Yellow Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.9 miSharp left, heading SE.
  6. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/yellow-viewpoint-out-back-4-km-9876

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 6:28 PM for the 7:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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