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Lebanon Hills Regional Park

Blackhawk Lake & Galaxie Park Lake

16.1 mi · ▲ 248 ft · 5 hr 29 min

Blackhawk Lake & Galaxie Park Lake is a 16.1-mile out-and-back in Lebanon Hills Regional Park near Apple Valley, MN. The route passes Galaxie Park Lake before reaching Blackhawk Lake at the turnaround, 7.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 248 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi804 – 1,043 ft17.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.73062, -93.19875
Nearest town Apple Valley, MN
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Blackhawk Lake & Galaxie Park Lake

16.1 mi · ▲ 248 ft · 5 hr 29 min

Elevation 805–1,042 ft

Out & Back · Lebanon Hills Regional Park

Trailhead: 44.73062, -93.19875

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  3. 0.9 miBear right, heading NW.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 0.9 miTurn left, heading N.
  6. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  7. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  8. 200 ftPass Galaxie Park Lake.
  9. 0.9 miTurn left, heading N.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  11. 3.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  13. 1.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  14. 0.1 miPass Blackhawk Lake.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  16. 450 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  17. 50 ftReach Blackhawk Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  19. 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
  20. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  21. 1.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  22. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  23. 3.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  24. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  25. 0.9 miTurn left, heading S.
  26. 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
  27. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  28. 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
  29. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  30. 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
  31. 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/blackhawk-lake-galaxie-park-lake-out-back-4-lakes-26-km-819c

Trail surface

94% paved2% dirt4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:03 AMSunset 7:08 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.7 mi in (~166 min). Leave by 4:02 PM for the 7:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:11 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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