Lebanon Hills Regional Park
Hay Lake–McDonough Lake, 4 lakes
2.8 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 58 min
Hay Lake–McDonough Lake, 4 lakes is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Lebanon Hills Regional Park near Wescott, MN. The route passes McDonough Lake, Lebanon Hills Regional Park Beach, Hay Lake and Schwanze Lake. It is mostly level, with 56 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Hay Lake–McDonough Lake, 4 lakes
2.8 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 58 min
Elevation 884–947 ft
Out & Back · Lebanon Hills Regional Park
Trailhead: 44.78738, -93.12663
Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:06 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftPass McDonough Lake.
- 50 ftPass Lebanon Hills Regional Park Beach.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miPass Hay Lake.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Schwanze Lake.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading W.
- 50 ftReach Hay Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 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 0.6 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 6:29 PM for the 7:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Holland Lake–Thomas Lake, 4 lakes 4.7 mi · ▲ 164 ft
- McDonough Lake–Fritz Lake, 3 lakes 2.6 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- Jensen Lake–Holland Lake, 11 lakes 4.2 mi · ▲ 81 ft
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