Lake Palmyra & Lionel Hampton Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 175 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Lake Palmyra & Lionel Hampton Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back near Battle Hill Haven, GA. The route reaches Lake Palmyra. It is mostly level, with 175 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi869 – 1,004 ft2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.74491, -84.45912
Nearest town Battle Hill Haven, GA

Directions

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Lake Palmyra & Lionel Hampton Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 175 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Elevation 871–1,004 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 33.74491, -84.45912

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 7:17 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.5 miPass Lake Palmyra.
  3. 50 ftBear right onto Lionel Hampton Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.9 miReach Lake Palmyra, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.9 miBear left, heading NE.
  6. 0.5 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

65% paved35% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 7:17 AMSunset 7:57 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 7:00 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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