Lake Palmyra & Lionel Hampton Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 140 ft · 54 min

Lake Palmyra & Lionel Hampton Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back near Cascade Heights, GA. The route passes Lake Palmyra before reaching Lake Palmyra at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 140 ft of elevation gain. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi863 – 961 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lionel Hampton Trail 33.73465, -84.46930
Nearest town Cascade Heights, GA

Directions

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Lake Palmyra & Lionel Hampton Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 140 ft · 54 min

Elevation 862–961 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Lionel Hampton Trail · 33.73465, -84.46930

Weather Sep 7: Overcast, high 84°F / low 74° · precip 17% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 7:17 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

  1. Start on Lionel Hampton Trail, heading NE.
  2. 0.5 miPass Lake Palmyra.
  3. 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
  4. 0.4 miSharp left, heading NW.
  5. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  7. 0.2 miReach Lake Palmyra, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  10. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
  11. 0.9 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

43% paved29% dirt28% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 84°F74°
Precip17%Wind8 mphUV6Humidity79%
Rained 0.1″ 2 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
85°70° 12 AM: 11% rain1 AM: 6% rain2 AM: 5% rain3 AM: 7% rain4 AM: 6% rain5 AM: 5% rain6 AM: 4% rain7 AM: 4% rain8 AM: 3% rain9 AM: 2% rain10 AM: 1% rain11 AM: 1% rain12 PM: 2% rain1 PM: 4% rain2 PM: 6% rain3 PM: 8% rain4 PM: 10% rain5 PM: 17% rain6 PM: 16% rain7 PM: 12% rain8 PM: 6% rain9 PM: 8% rain10 PM: 3% rain11 PM: 5% rain
Sunrise 7:17 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:57 PM
Tue 87°70°
Wed 93°72°
Thu 94°75° 53%
Fri 93°78° 50%
Sat 92°72° 30%
Sun 94°78° 15%