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Lebanon Hills Regional Park

Wheaton Pond & Frog Pond

4.5 mi · ▲ 261 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Wheaton Pond & Frog Pond is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Lebanon Hills Regional Park near Eagan, MN. The route passes Wheaton Pond before reaching Frog Pond at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It climbs 261 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi948 – 1,053 ft4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.76476, -93.18595
Nearest town Eagan, MN
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Wheaton Pond & Frog Pond

4.5 mi · ▲ 261 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Elevation 949–1,052 ft

Out & Back · Lebanon Hills Regional Park

Trailhead: 44.76476, -93.18595

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

Transit-accessible: 126 St W stop 151 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  3. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 0.3 miPass Wheaton Pond.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 0.5 miSharp right, heading E.
  8. 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  10. 0.8 miPass Frog Pond.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  12. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
  13. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  14. 0.1 miReach Wheaton Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  16. 350 ftBear left, heading S.
  17. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  18. 0.8 miTurn left, heading SW.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  20. 450 ftSharp left, heading S.
  21. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  22. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  23. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  24. 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
  25. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/wheaton-pond-frog-pond-out-back-3-lakes-7-km

Trail surface

83% dirt16% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:04 AMSunset 7:06 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~60 min). Leave by 5:47 PM for the 7:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 126 St W stop 151 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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