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Quail Unit

Yellow Viewpoint via Yellow Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 145 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Yellow Viewpoint via Yellow Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Quail Unit near Palmerton, IL. The route reaches Yellow Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 145 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi479 – 604 ft3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Governor's Trail 40.02516, -90.11587
Nearest town Palmerton, IL
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Yellow Viewpoint via Yellow Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 145 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Elevation 481–605 ft

Out & Back · Quail Unit

Trailhead: Governor's Trail · 40.02516, -90.11587

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Governor's Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  3. 100 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 1.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  6. 350 ftReach Yellow Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
  8. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Governor's Trail, heading N.
  9. 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
  10. 0.1 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-6-km-3715

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~42 min). Leave by 6:01 PM for the 7:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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