Amite Lane & Shadow Mountain Lane
5.6 mi · ▲ 187 ft · 1 hr 58 min
Amite Lane & Shadow Mountain Lane is a 5.6-mile out-and-back near Willis Palms, CA. It is mostly level, with 187 ft of elevation gain, and mostly sand. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Amite Lane & Shadow Mountain Lane
5.6 mi · ▲ 187 ft · 1 hr 58 min
Elevation 240–361 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.82219, -116.32386
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:00 AM · sunset 7:44 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, 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 left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.4 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 0.9 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 7:03 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:23 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Willis Palms Loop Loop 3.9 mi · ▲ 506 ft
- Amite Lane 4.5 mi · ▲ 160 ft
- Moon Country Viewpoint–McCallum Pond, 4 sights 9.2 mi · ▲ 1,657 ft
- Hidden Palms Viewpoint–McCallum Pond, 6 sights 13.4 mi · ▲ 1,967 ft
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