Illinois trails · Yellow Trail
Yellow Trail
A 8.6-mile loop in Illinois, with 121 ft of climbing.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the first third: 53% of the ascent falls between mile 0.0 and mile 2.9. It gives back about 686 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Heads up
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:59 a.m., the sun rises at 6:26 a.m. and sets at 7:33 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:01 p.m. (CDT) — 13 h 07 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 8.6-mile route takes roughly 3 h 16 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 9:42 a.m. — 9 h 51 min before sunset.
Loop options
- pink trail + yellow trail — 1.2 mi loop, 51 ft gain
- yellow trail + green trail — 1.6 mi loop, 83 ft gain
- Yellow Trail + Yellow/Brown Trail — 1.6 mi loop, 95 ft gain