Lebanon Hills Regional Park
Black
8.7 mi · ▲ 414 ft · 3 hr 6 min
Black is an 8.7-mile out-and-back in Lebanon Hills Regional Park near Cedar Grove, MN. It climbs 414 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Black
8.7 mi · ▲ 414 ft · 3 hr 6 min
Elevation 815–1,062 ft
Out & Back · Lebanon Hills Regional Park
Trailhead: 44.80350, -93.21779
Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:07 PM
Transit-accessible: Diffley Rd stop 117 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 1.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear right onto Black, heading SE.
- 450 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 100 ftBear left, heading E.
- 350 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 1.7 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 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
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.4 mi in (~60 min). Leave by 5:46 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Diffley Rd stop 117 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
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- Big Rivers Regional Trail 11.1 mi · ▲ 325 ft
- Big Rivers Regional Trail 11.6 mi · ▲ 434 ft
- Big Rivers Regional Trail 11.6 mi · ▲ 440 ft
- Big Rivers Regional Trail 11.1 mi · ▲ 413 ft
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