Lebanon Hills Regional Park
Holland Lake–Thomas Lake, 8 lakes
15.1 mi · ▲ 472 ft · 5 hr 16 min
Holland Lake–Thomas Lake, 8 lakes is a 15.1-mile out-and-back in Lebanon Hills Regional Park near Cedar Grove, MN. The route passes Heine Pond, Thomas Lake, East Thomas Lake and 3 more before reaching O'Brien Lake at the turnaround, 7.6 miles in. It climbs 472 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Holland Lake–Thomas Lake, 8 lakes
15.1 mi · ▲ 472 ft · 5 hr 16 min
Elevation 815–1,024 ft
Out & Back · Lebanon Hills Regional Park
Trailhead: 44.80092, -93.23363
Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:07 PM
Transit-accessible: River Hills Dr (E) stop 182 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 1 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miPass Heine Pond.
- 0.3 miPass Thomas Lake.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miPass East Thomas Lake.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 250 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 1.1 miPass Holland Lake.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miPass Cattail Lake.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Northern Voyageur Trek, heading E.
- 0.5 miPass Dakota Lake.
- 50 ftPass O'Brien Lake.
- 0.1 miReach Holland Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 250 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 350 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.2 mi in (~131 min). Leave by 4:36 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: River Hills Dr (E) stop 182 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Treetop Trail 12.5 mi · ▲ 282 ft
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