Lebanon Hills Regional Park

Black & Highline Trail

7.5 mi · ▲ 237 ft · 2 hr 37 min

Black & Highline Trail is a 7.5-mile out-and-back in Lebanon Hills Regional Park near Cedar Grove, MN. It is mostly level, with 237 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi869 – 1,076 ft8.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Highline Trail 44.79039, -93.21782
Nearest town Cedar Grove, MN

Directions

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Black & Highline Trail

7.5 mi · ▲ 237 ft · 2 hr 37 min

Elevation 870–1,075 ft

Out & Back · Lebanon Hills Regional Park

Trailhead: Highline Trail · 44.79039, -93.21782

Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:07 PM

Transit-accessible: Nicols Rd stop 25 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Highline Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  3. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  4. 500 ftBear left, heading N.
  5. 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
  7. 1.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  11. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  13. 0.1 miBear left onto Red, heading E.
  14. 50 ftTurn right onto Black, heading E.
  15. 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
  16. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  17. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  18. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  19. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  20. 1.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  21. 1.5 miTurn right onto Highline Trail, heading W.
  22. 0.7 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

77% paved15% dirt8% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:04 AMSunset 7:07 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.8 mi in (~72 min). Leave by 5:35 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Nicols Rd stop 25 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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