Lebanon Hills Regional Park
Greenleaf Woods–Blackhawk Lake, 3 groves
14.9 mi · ▲ 412 ft · 5 hr 10 min
Greenleaf Woods–Blackhawk Lake, 3 groves is a 14.9-mile out-and-back in Lebanon Hills Regional Park near Apple Valley, MN. The route passes Greenleaf Woods and Blackhawk Lake. It climbs 412 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Greenleaf Woods–Blackhawk Lake, 3 groves
14.9 mi · ▲ 412 ft · 5 hr 10 min
Elevation 795–1,042 ft
Out & Back · Lebanon Hills Regional Park
Trailhead: North Creek Greenway · 44.75580, -93.18720
Weather Sep 24: sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:08 PM
Transit-accessible: Johnny Cake Ridge stop 166 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto North Creek Greenway, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
- 1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miPass Greenleaf Woods.
- 1.8 miTurn right, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 1.7 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miPass Blackhawk Lake.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miReach Greenleaf Woods, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 1.7 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 2.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1.2 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.7 mi in (~144 min). Leave by 4:24 PM for the 7:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Johnny Cake Ridge stop 166 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from North Creek Greenway Trailhead
- Blackhawk Lake–Galaxie Park Lake, 3 lakes 14.8 mi · ▲ 328 ft
- Galaxie Park Lake & North Creek Greenway 3.4 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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