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Lebanon Hills Regional Park

Gerhardt Lake & Frog Pond

7.1 mi · ▲ 389 ft · 2 hr 34 min

Gerhardt Lake & Frog Pond is a 7.1-mile out-and-back in Lebanon Hills Regional Park near Eagan, MN. The route passes Frog Pond before reaching Gerhardt Lake at the turnaround, 3.3 miles in. It climbs 389 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi912 – 1,047 ft7.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.80136, -93.14563
Nearest town Eagan, MN
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Gerhardt Lake & Frog Pond

7.1 mi · ▲ 389 ft · 2 hr 34 min

Elevation 911–1,046 ft

Out & Back · Lebanon Hills Regional Park

Trailhead: 44.80136, -93.14563

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

Transit-accessible: Lexington Av stop 388 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
  4. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  5. 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  6. 0.9 miTurn left, heading W.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  9. 0.7 miPass Frog Pond.
  10. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  11. 200 ftBear left, heading S.
  12. 150 ftBear left, heading W.
  13. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  14. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  15. 0.6 miPass Gerhardt Lake.
  16. 150 ftBear left, heading W.
  17. 0.2 miReach Gerhardt Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  19. 0.7 miBear left, heading NE.
  20. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  21. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  22. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  23. 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  24. 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
  25. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  26. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  27. 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
  28. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
  29. 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
  30. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  31. 250 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/gerhardt-lake-frog-pond-out-back-3-lakes-11-km

Trail surface

68% paved29% dirt3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:04 AMSunset 7:06 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:44 PM for the 7:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:24 PM — 12 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Lexington Av stop 388 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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