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Lebanon Hills Regional Park

Big Rivers Regional Trail

15.2 mi · ▲ 556 ft · 5 hr 21 min

Big Rivers Regional Trail is a 15.2-mile out-and-back in Lebanon Hills Regional Park near Mendota, MN. It climbs 556 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi814 – 1,066 ft16.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Big Rivers Regional Trail 44.86679, -93.17343
Nearest town Mendota, MN
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Big Rivers Regional Trail

15.2 mi · ▲ 556 ft · 5 hr 21 min

Elevation 813–1,067 ft

Out & Back · Lebanon Hills Regional Park

Trailhead: Big Rivers Regional Trail · 44.86679, -93.17343

Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:06 PM

Transit-accessible: Brown Institute stop 387 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right onto Big Rivers Regional Trail, heading E.
  4. 1.8 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  7. 450 ftSharp right, heading W.
  8. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  9. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
  10. 1.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  12. 1.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  15. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  16. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  17. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  19. 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  21. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  22. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  23. 1.7 miTurn right, heading N.
  24. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  25. 1.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  26. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  27. 0.6 miSharp left, heading NE.
  28. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
  29. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  30. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  31. 1.8 miTurn left, heading N.
  32. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  33. 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/big-rivers-regional-trail-out-back-25-km-913b

Trail surface

90% paved8% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:04 AMSunset 7:06 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.1 mi in (~129 min). Leave by 4:37 PM for the 7:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Brown Institute stop 387 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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