Yellow Viewpoint via Yellow Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 239 ft · 1 hr 43 min
Yellow Viewpoint via Yellow Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Quail Unit near Palmerton, IL. The route reaches Yellow Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 239 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Yellow Viewpoint via Yellow Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 239 ft · 1 hr 43 min
Elevation 480–612 ft
Out & Back · Quail Unit
Trailhead: 40.01436, -90.13084
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:03 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Yellow Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Shortcut Trail, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Yellow Trail, heading NW.
- 1.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 350 ftReach Yellow Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.5 miTurn right onto Shortcut Trail, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.5 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 2.3 mi in (~59 min). Leave by 5:43 PM for the 7:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:17 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Yellow Trail 5.3 mi · ▲ 321 ft
- Yellow Trail 3 mi · ▲ 119 ft
- Governor's Viewpoint & Governor's Trail 5 mi · ▲ 346 ft
- Quail Unit Viewpoint via Yellow Trail 5.1 mi · ▲ 321 ft
- Yellow Viewpoint via Yellow Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 239 ft
- Yellow Viewpoint via Yellow Trail 6.2 mi · ▲ 236 ft
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