Lebanon Hills Regional Park
Black
7.9 mi · ▲ 306 ft · 2 hr 47 min
Black is a 7.9-mile out-and-back in Lebanon Hills Regional Park near Nicols, MN. It climbs 306 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Black
7.9 mi · ▲ 306 ft · 2 hr 47 min
Elevation 854–1,062 ft
Out & Back · Lebanon Hills Regional Park
Trailhead: 44.82881, -93.19163
Weather Sep 24: sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:08 PM
Transit-accessible: Ashbury Rd stop 80 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 1.6 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 1.7 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftBear right onto Black, heading E.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 100 ftBear left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 1.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 1.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 250 ftArrive 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 1.4 mi in (~36 min). Leave by 6:12 PM for the 7:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Ashbury Rd stop 80 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Alimagnet Lake 16.1 mi · ▲ 495 ft
- River to River Greenway 13.8 mi · ▲ 325 ft
- Big Rivers Regional Trail 7 mi · ▲ 189 ft
- Big Rivers Regional Trail 7.1 mi · ▲ 273 ft
- Big Rivers Regional Trail 7.9 mi · ▲ 325 ft
- Big Rivers Regional Trail 8.3 mi · ▲ 275 ft
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