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Lebanon Hills Regional Park

O'Brien Lake–Dakota Lake, 7 lakes

3.6 mi · ▲ 142 ft · 1 hr 16 min

O'Brien Lake–Dakota Lake, 7 lakes is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Lebanon Hills Regional Park near Eagan, MN. The route passes Buck Pond, Sedge Pond, Dakota Lake and 3 more before reaching Portage Lake at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 142 ft of elevation gain. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi906 – 1,070 ft4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.78391, -93.15694
Nearest town Eagan, MN
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O'Brien Lake–Dakota Lake, 7 lakes

3.6 mi · ▲ 142 ft · 1 hr 16 min

Elevation 905–1,071 ft

Out & Back · Lebanon Hills Regional Park

Trailhead: 44.78391, -93.15694

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 350 ftPass Buck Pond.
  3. 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 0.1 miPass Sedge Pond.
  6. 100 ftTurn left onto Northern Voyageur Trek, heading E.
  7. 0.1 miPass Dakota Lake.
  8. 300 ftPass O'Brien Lake.
  9. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  10. 300 ftTurn right, heading N.
  11. 0.3 miPass Cattail Lake.
  12. 0.2 miPass Lebanon Hills Regional Park Beach.
  13. 0.5 miPass Portage Lake.
  14. 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  15. 0.2 miReach O'Brien Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
  17. 1 miTurn left, heading W.
  18. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  19. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  21. 0.1 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/obrien-lake-dakota-lake-out-back-11-lakes

Trail surface

32% dirt68% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:03 AMSunset 7:08 PM

Hikes near Eagan, Minnesota