AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Lebanon Hills Regional Park

Black

14.2 mi · ▲ 411 ft · 4 hr 56 min

Black is a 14.2-mile out-and-back in Lebanon Hills Regional Park near Mendota Heights, MN. It climbs 411 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi853 – 1,037 ft16.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.84760, -93.14717
Nearest town Mendota Heights, MN
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Black

14.2 mi · ▲ 411 ft · 4 hr 56 min

Elevation 854–1,036 ft

Out & Back · Lebanon Hills Regional Park

Trailhead: 44.84760, -93.14717

Weather Sep 24: sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:08 PM

Transit-accessible: Lexington Av stop 55 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  4. 0.8 miTurn right, heading W.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  8. 0.7 miSharp left, heading W.
  9. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  11. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  13. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  14. 1.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  15. 0.8 miBear left, heading W.
  16. 1.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  17. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  18. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  19. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  20. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  21. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  22. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  23. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  24. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  25. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  26. 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
  27. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  28. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  29. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  30. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  31. 250 ftBear right onto Black, heading S.
  32. 400 ftBear right, heading SW.
  33. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  34. 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
  35. 400 ftBear left, heading NW.
  36. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  37. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  38. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  39. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  40. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  41. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  42. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  43. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  44. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  45. 100 ftBear right, heading S.
  46. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  47. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  48. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  49. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
  50. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  51. 1.1 miBear right, heading N.
  52. 0.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
  53. 1.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  54. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  55. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  56. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  57. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  58. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  59. 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  60. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  61. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  62. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  63. 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
  64. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  65. 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/black-out-back-14-km-f52d

Trail surface

91% paved5% dirt4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:03 AMSunset 7:08 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~48 min). Leave by 6:00 PM for the 7:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Lexington Av stop 55 m from the trailhead

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