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Lebanon Hills Regional Park

Frog Swamp–Birch Pond, 3 lakes

15.7 mi · ▲ 463 ft · 5 hr 28 min

Frog Swamp–Birch Pond, 3 lakes is a 15.7-mile out-and-back in Lebanon Hills Regional Park near Mendota, MN. The route passes Frog Swamp and Birch Pond. It climbs 463 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi853 – 1,020 ft17.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.84774, -93.17162
Nearest town Mendota, MN
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Frog Swamp–Birch Pond, 3 lakes

15.7 mi · ▲ 463 ft · 5 hr 28 min

Elevation 854–1,019 ft

Out & Back · Lebanon Hills Regional Park

Trailhead: 44.84774, -93.17162

Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:06 PM

Transit-accessible: Lone Oak Rd stop 344 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  3. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  8. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  9. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  10. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  11. 1.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  12. 0.8 miBear left, heading W.
  13. 1.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  14. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  15. 0.5 miContinue straight onto North Creek Greenway, heading S.
  16. 0.5 miPass Frog Swamp.
  17. 0.2 miPass Birch Pond.
  18. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  19. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  20. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  21. 100 ftBear right, heading S.
  22. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  23. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  24. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  25. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  26. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  27. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  28. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  29. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  30. 0.8 miReach Frog Swamp, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  31. 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
  32. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  33. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  34. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  35. 150 ftSharp right, heading N.
  36. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  37. 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
  38. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  39. 200 ftBear left, heading W.
  40. 100 ftBear left, heading W.
  41. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  42. 1.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  43. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  44. 1.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  45. 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
  46. 1.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  47. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  48. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  49. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  50. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  51. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
  52. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  53. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  54. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
  55. 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/frog-swamp-frog-swamp-out-back-4-lakes-23-km-2ed4

Trail surface

95% paved5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:04 AMSunset 7:06 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:46 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:06 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:36 PM.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Lone Oak Rd stop 344 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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