Lebanon Hills Regional Park
Wheaton Pond–Frog Swamp, 3 lakes
11 mi · ▲ 307 ft · 3 hr 49 min
Wheaton Pond–Frog Swamp, 3 lakes is an 11-mile out-and-back in Lebanon Hills Regional Park near Cedar Grove, MN. The route passes Frog Swamp and Wheaton Pond. It climbs 307 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Wheaton Pond–Frog Swamp, 3 lakes
11 mi · ▲ 307 ft · 3 hr 49 min
Elevation 880–1,000 ft
Out & Back · Lebanon Hills Regional Park
Trailhead: 44.79068, -93.23996
Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:07 PM
Transit-accessible: HorizOn Rd stop 85 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Highline Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 500 ftBear left, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto North Creek Greenway, heading S.
- 0.5 miPass Frog Swamp.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miPass Wheaton Pond.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miReach Wheaton Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 1.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Highline Trail, heading N.
- 250 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:46 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:07 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:36 PM.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: HorizOn Rd stop 85 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Highline Trail 15.7 mi · ▲ 468 ft
- Holland Lake–Thomas Lake, 6 lakes 14.4 mi · ▲ 387 ft
- Long Lake–Galaxie Park Lake, 3 lakes 15.7 mi · ▲ 411 ft
- Highline Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 85 ft
- Heine Pond & Highline Trail 7.8 mi · ▲ 112 ft
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