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Lebanon Hills Regional Park

Marsh Lake–Dakota Lake, 5 lakes

4.1 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Marsh Lake–Dakota Lake, 5 lakes is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Lebanon Hills Regional Park near Rosemount, MN. The route passes Marsh Lake, Portage Lake, Lebanon Hills Regional Park Beach and Cattail Lake before reaching Dakota Lake at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi906 – 971 ft4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.77707, -93.12079
Nearest town Rosemount, MN
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Marsh Lake–Dakota Lake, 5 lakes

4.1 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Elevation 905–971 ft

Out & Back · Lebanon Hills Regional Park

Trailhead: 44.77707, -93.12079

Weather Sep 24: sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:08 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftPass Marsh Lake.
  3. 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
  4. 0.5 miPass Portage Lake.
  5. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  6. 0.3 miPass Lebanon Hills Regional Park Beach.
  7. 0.4 miPass Cattail Lake.
  8. 150 ftContinue straight onto Northern Voyageur Trek, heading N.
  9. 0.5 miPass Dakota Lake.
  10. 150 ftReach Marsh Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 1.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  12. 0.6 miSharp right, heading E.
  13. 0.2 miArrive 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/marsh-lake-dakota-lake-out-back-8-lakes-7-km

Trail surface

30% dirt70% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:03 AMSunset 7:08 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 6:36 PM for the 7:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:34 PM — 3 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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