Illinois trails · Yellow Trail (Jim Edgar Panther Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area)
Yellow Trail (Jim Edgar Panther Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area)
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
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Getting there
Governor's Trail access — parking nearby. About 1 h 25 min drive (44 mi) from Canton. 40.02268, -90.11491 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:42 a.m., the sun rises at 7:09 a.m. and sets at 6:22 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:49 p.m. (CDT) — 11 h 13 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 10:25 a.m. — 7 h 57 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Yellow Trail (Jim Edgar Panther Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area) + Shortcut Trail — 8.2 mi loop, 922 ft gain
- Yellow Trail (Jim Edgar Panther Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area) — 8.6 mi loop, 1,032 ft gain
- Yellow Trail (Jim Edgar Panther Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area) + Orange Trail (Jim Edgar Panther Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area) + Shortcut Trail — 12.9 mi loop, 1,443 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Governor's Trail — 1.6 mi