Blackhawk Park

Blackhawk Lake & Highline Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 1 hr 35 min

Blackhawk Lake & Highline Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Blackhawk Park near Cedar Grove, MN. The route reaches Blackhawk Lake at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 110 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi827 – 929 ft4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.79660, -93.20434
Nearest town Cedar Grove, MN

Directions

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Blackhawk Lake & Highline Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 1 hr 35 min

Elevation 826–929 ft

Out & Back · Blackhawk Park

Trailhead: 44.79660, -93.20434

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

Transit-accessible: Kyle Way stop 60 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  3. 50 ftBear right onto Highline Trail, heading E.
  4. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  6. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 1.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  9. 0.4 miReach Blackhawk Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  11. 1.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  13. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  14. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  15. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  16. 0.1 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

86% paved7% dirt7% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:03 AMSunset 7:08 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~28 min). Leave by 6:21 PM for the 7:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Kyle Way stop 60 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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