Lake Palmyra & Lionel Hampton Trail
3.1 mi · ▲ 141 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Lake Palmyra & Lionel Hampton Trail is a 3.1-mile out-and-back near West End Park, GA. The route reaches Lake Palmyra. It is mostly level, with 141 ft of elevation gain. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lake Palmyra & Lionel Hampton Trail
3.1 mi · ▲ 141 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Elevation 865–1,004 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Lionel Hampton Trail · 33.73887, -84.45648
Weather Sep 7: Heavy drizzle, high 96°F / low 72° · precip 13% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 7:16 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
- Start on Lionel Hampton Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miPass Lake Palmyra.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.9 miReach Lake Palmyra, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 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 1.2 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 7:06 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Lake Palmyra via Lionel Hampton Trail 2 mi · ▲ 112 ft
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