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Lebanon Hills Regional Park

Alimagnet Lake

16.1 mi · ▲ 495 ft · 5 hr 37 min

Alimagnet Lake is a 16.1-mile out-and-back in Lebanon Hills Regional Park near Nicols, MN. The route reaches Alimagnet Lake. It climbs 495 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi863 – 1,093 ft16.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.82767, -93.19315
Nearest town Nicols, MN
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Alimagnet Lake

16.1 mi · ▲ 495 ft · 5 hr 37 min

Elevation 862–1,093 ft

Out & Back · Lebanon Hills Regional Park

Trailhead: 44.82767, -93.19315

Weather Sep 24: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:10 PM

Transit-accessible: Ashbury Rd stop 71 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 1.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 2.8 miTurn right, heading S.
  6. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  7. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  8. 1.1 miPass Alimagnet Lake.
  9. 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
  10. 1.2 miReach Alimagnet Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 1.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  12. 1.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  13. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  14. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  15. 2.8 miTurn right, heading N.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  17. 1.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  18. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/alimagnet-lake-out-back-26-km-39c7

Trail surface

100% paved

Weather

Sunrise 7:02 AMSunset 7:10 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 6:17 PM for the 7:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Ashbury Rd stop 71 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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