AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Lebanon Hills Regional Park

Treetop Trail

3.4 mi · ▲ 258 ft · 1 hr 16 min

Treetop Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Lebanon Hills Regional Park near Cedar Grove, MN. It climbs 258 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi942 – 1,063 ft · steepest grade: 15%4.5 mi

Getting there

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

3.4 mi · ▲ 258 ft · 1 hr 16 min

Elevation 943–1,062 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 ftBear right, heading N.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  10. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  12. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  14. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  15. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  17. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  18. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  19. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  20. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  21. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  22. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  23. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  24. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  25. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  26. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  27. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  28. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  29. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  30. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  31. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  32. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  33. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  34. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  35. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  36. 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  37. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  38. 0.8 miTurn left, heading SW.
  39. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  40. 100 ftBear right, heading S.
  41. 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-5-km-bd44

Trail surface

41% paved36% dirt23% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:04 AMSunset 7:06 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 6:36 PM for the 7:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:31 PM — 4 min before dark.

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Good to know

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

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