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Lebanon Hills Regional Park

Treetop Trail

15.5 mi · ▲ 530 ft · 5 hr 26 min

Treetop Trail is a 15.5-mile out-and-back in Lebanon Hills Regional Park near Cedar Grove, MN. It climbs 530 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi814 – 1,043 ft16.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.76910, -93.19960
Nearest town Cedar Grove, MN
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Treetop Trail

15.5 mi · ▲ 530 ft · 5 hr 26 min

Elevation 813–1,043 ft

Out & Back · Lebanon Hills Regional Park

Trailhead: 44.76910, -93.19960

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

Transit-accessible: Shelter stop 439 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 400 ftBear left, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftTurn right onto Treetop Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  5. 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
  6. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  7. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  11. 1.7 miTurn right, heading N.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  13. 1.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  14. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
  15. 0.6 miSharp left, heading E.
  16. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  17. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  18. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  19. 1.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  20. 1.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  21. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  22. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  23. 450 ftSharp right, heading W.
  24. 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
  25. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  26. 1.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  27. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  28. 1.7 miTurn left, heading S.
  29. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  30. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  31. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  32. 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
  33. 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
  34. 0.8 miTurn left, heading SW.
  35. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  36. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  37. 50 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/treetop-trail-out-back-25-km-992e

Trail surface

90% paved3% dirt7% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:04 AMSunset 7:06 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.3 mi in (~83 min). Leave by 5:24 PM for the 7:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Shelter stop 439 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead

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