Friendly Marsh Park

Mendota-Lebanon Hills Greenway

4.6 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 1 hr 35 min

Mendota-Lebanon Hills Greenway is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Friendly Marsh Park near Mendota Heights, MN. It is mostly level, with 84 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi840 – 912 ft5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.87381, -93.14667
Nearest town Mendota Heights, MN

Directions

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Mendota-Lebanon Hills Greenway

4.6 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 1 hr 35 min

Elevation 841–913 ft

Out & Back · Friendly Marsh Park

Trailhead: 44.87381, -93.14667

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

Transit-accessible: Lexington Av stop 126 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 1.7 miTurn left, heading N.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  4. 300 ftContinue straight onto River to River Greenway, heading N.
  5. 200 ftContinue straight onto Mendota-Lebanon Hills Greenway, heading NE.
  6. 300 ftContinue straight onto River to River Greenway, heading NE.
  7. 150 ftTurn right onto Mendota-Lebanon Hills Greenway, heading E.
  8. 0.5 miReach Mendota-Lebanon Hills Greenway, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.5 miTurn left onto River to River Greenway, heading N.
  10. 200 ftContinue straight onto Mendota-Lebanon Hills Greenway, heading N.
  11. 250 ftContinue straight onto River to River Greenway, heading NW.
  12. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  14. 1.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

98% paved2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:04 AMSunset 7:06 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 6:42 PM for the 7:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:25 PM — 11 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Lexington Av stop 126 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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