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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Highline Trail, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miReach Blackhawk Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 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.
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Weather
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.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Kyle Way stop 60 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Highline Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- Highline Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 168 ft
- Highline Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 232 ft
- Highline Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 232 ft
- Black & Highline Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 259 ft
- Blue & Highline Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 236 ft
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