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Lebanon Hills Regional Park

Black

12.1 mi · ▲ 345 ft · 4 hr 12 min

Black is a 12.1-mile out-and-back in Lebanon Hills Regional Park near Cedar Grove, MN. It climbs 345 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi814 – 1,063 ft · steepest grade: 16%13.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.79064, -93.24285
Nearest town Cedar Grove, MN
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Black

12.1 mi · ▲ 345 ft · 4 hr 12 min

Elevation 815–1,062 ft

Out & Back · Lebanon Hills Regional Park

Trailhead: 44.79064, -93.24285

Weather Sep 27: sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:03 PM

Transit-accessible: Cliff Rd stop 71 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 1.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  3. 350 ftBear left, heading SE.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  6. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  11. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  12. 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
  13. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  14. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  16. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  17. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  19. 1.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  21. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  22. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  23. 150 ftBear right onto Black, heading SW.
  24. 500 ftBear right, heading SE.
  25. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  26. 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
  27. 400 ftBear left, heading NE.
  28. 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
  29. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  30. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  31. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  32. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  33. 1.7 miTurn right, heading N.
  34. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  35. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  36. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
  37. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  38. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  39. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  40. 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
  41. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  42. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  43. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  44. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  45. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  46. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  47. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  48. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  49. 350 ftBear left, heading S.
  50. 0.9 miArrive 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-19-km-08e9

Trail surface

82% paved10% dirt8% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:07 AMSunset 7:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.0 mi in (~101 min). Leave by 5:02 PM for the 7:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Cliff Rd stop 71 m from the trailhead

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