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Lebanon Hills Regional Park

Schwanze Lake & Frog Pond

9.8 mi · ▲ 386 ft · 3 hr 28 min

Schwanze Lake & Frog Pond is a 9.8-mile out-and-back in Lebanon Hills Regional Park near Apple Valley, MN. The route passes Frog Pond before reaching Schwanze Lake at the turnaround, 4.9 miles in. It climbs 386 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi909 – 1,047 ft10.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.75924, -93.18665
Nearest town Apple Valley, MN
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Schwanze Lake & Frog Pond

9.8 mi · ▲ 386 ft · 3 hr 28 min

Elevation 909–1,046 ft

Out & Back · Lebanon Hills Regional Park

Trailhead: 44.75924, -93.18665

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

Transit-accessible: Johnny Cake Ridge stop 208 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  4. 1.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 0.8 miPass Frog Pond.
  6. 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  9. 1.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  11. 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
  12. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  14. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  15. 200 ftReach Schwanze Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  17. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  18. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  19. 100 ftBear left, heading W.
  20. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  21. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  22. 1.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  23. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  24. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  25. 1.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  26. 1.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  27. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  28. 200 ftArrive 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/schwanze-lake-frog-pond-out-back-4-lakes-16-km

Trail surface

89% paved11% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:03 AMSunset 7:08 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~57 min). Leave by 5:51 PM for the 7:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Johnny Cake Ridge stop 208 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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