Giant Kapok & Tangier Avenue Viewpoint via Lake Trail
2.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 56 min
Giant Kapok & Tangier Avenue Viewpoint via Lake Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back near West Palm Beach, FL. The route passes Tangier Avenue Viewpoint before reaching Giant Kapok at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Giant Kapok & Tangier Avenue Viewpoint via Lake Trail
2.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 56 min
Elevation 1–9 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Tangier Avenue · 26.73275, -80.04127
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:09 AM · sunset 7:20 PM
- Start on Tangier Avenue, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Lake Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Tangier Avenue Viewpoint.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Royal Poinciana Plaza, heading E.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto South Lake Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftReach Giant Kapok, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Royal Poinciana Plaza, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Lake Trail, heading NE.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Tangier Avenue, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive 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 0.6 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 6:46 PM for the 7:20 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from Tangier Avenue Trailhead
- Tangier Avenue Viewpoint & South Lake Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Lake Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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