Lebanon Hills Regional Park
Black
9 mi · ▲ 419 ft · 3 hr 13 min
Black is a 9-mile out-and-back in Lebanon Hills Regional Park near Apple Valley, MN. It climbs 419 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Black
9 mi · ▲ 419 ft · 3 hr 13 min
Elevation 959–1,093 ft
Out & Back · Lebanon Hills Regional Park
Trailhead: 44.75911, -93.23433
Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:07 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 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.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.6 miArrive 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 1.3 mi in (~35 min). Leave by 6:12 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- North Creek Greenway 8.1 mi · ▲ 274 ft
- Black 9.1 mi · ▲ 447 ft
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