Amite Lane & Shadow Mountain Lane
8.6 mi · ▲ 269 ft · 3 hr
Amite Lane & Shadow Mountain Lane is an 8.6-mile out-and-back near Hidden Palms, CA. It climbs 269 ft and is mostly sand. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi174 – 322 ft8.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 33.80292, -116.29914
Nearest town Hidden Palms, CA
Directions
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Amite Lane & Shadow Mountain Lane
8.6 mi · ▲ 269 ft · 3 hr
Elevation 173–323 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.80292, -116.29914
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:00 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 2.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 1 miTurn right onto Amite Lane, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Tchoupitoulas Lane, heading E.
- 0.6 miReach Amite Lane, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Amite Lane, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 2.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% sand
Weather
Sunrise 6:00 AMSunset 7:44 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~51 min). Leave by 6:33 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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