Lake Palmyra & Lionel Hampton Trail

5.4 mi · ▲ 313 ft · 1 hr 57 min

Lake Palmyra & Lionel Hampton Trail is a 5.4-mile out-and-back near West End Park, GA. The route reaches Lake Palmyra. It climbs 313 ft. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi869 – 1,040 ft5.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.74499, -84.44214
Nearest town West End Park, GA

Directions

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Lake Palmyra & Lionel Hampton Trail

5.4 mi · ▲ 313 ft · 1 hr 57 min

Elevation 871–1,038 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 33.74499, -84.44214

Weather Sep 7: Light drizzle, high 97°F / low 72° · precip 13% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 7:17 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 1.4 miBear left, heading SW.
  3. 0.4 miBear right onto Lionel Hampton Trail, heading W.
  4. 50 ftPass Lake Palmyra.
  5. 0.9 miReach Lake Palmyra, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.9 miBear left, heading E.
  7. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
  8. 1.4 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

34% paved13% dirt53% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 97°F72°
Precip13%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity79%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday
Hourly temperature
100°70°
Sunrise 7:17 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:57 PM
Mon 85°73° 23%
Tue 86°70°
Wed 93°72°
Thu 94°75° 53%
Fri 94°75° 50%
Sat 96°75° 30%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.7 mi in (~70 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:23 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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