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Quail Unit

Yellow Viewpoint via Yellow Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 307 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Yellow Viewpoint via Yellow Trail is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Quail Unit near Palmerton, IL. The route reaches Yellow Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It climbs 307 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi495 – 607 ft3.4 mi

Getting there

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

3.3 mi · ▲ 307 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Elevation 495–608 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. 1.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 350 ftReach Yellow Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 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-viewpoint-out-back-5-km-54b2

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 6:39 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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