Lake Kensington & Lake Carlisle
4.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 36 min
Lake Kensington & Lake Carlisle is a 4.8-mile out-and-back near Palm Beach Gardens, FL. The route passes Lake Carlisle before reaching Lake Kensington at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lake Kensington & Lake Carlisle
4.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 36 min
Elevation 13–29 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 26.83455, -80.15478
Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 86°F / low 73° · precip 70% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 7:09 AM · sunset 7:21 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 1.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miPass Lake Carlisle.
- 0.2 miReach Lake Kensington, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
- 1.2 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 1.7 mi in (~42 min). Leave by 6:19 PM for the 7:21 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:17 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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