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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 1.4 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Lionel Hampton Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Lake Palmyra.
- 0.9 miReach Lake Palmyra, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 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.
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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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- Lake Palmyra 3.5 mi · ▲ 165 ft
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