Lebanon Hills Regional Park
Wheaton Pond & Galaxie Park Lake
12.8 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 4 hr 20 min
Wheaton Pond & Galaxie Park Lake is a 12.8-mile out-and-back in Lebanon Hills Regional Park near Apple Valley, MN. The route passes Galaxie Park Lake and Wheaton Pond. It is mostly level, with 135 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Wheaton Pond & Galaxie Park Lake
12.8 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 4 hr 20 min
Elevation 940–1,042 ft
Out & Back · Lebanon Hills Regional Park
Trailhead: 44.72137, -93.20103
Weather Sep 24: sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:08 PM
Transit-accessible: Flight Lane stop 138 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 1.9 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftPass Galaxie Park Lake.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
- 1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miPass Wheaton Pond.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 0.4 miReach Wheaton Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 1.9 miTurn right, heading S.
- 300 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive 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 2.2 mi in (~55 min). Leave by 5:53 PM for the 7:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Flight Lane stop 138 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Galaxie Park Lake & Highline Trail 16 mi · ▲ 221 ft
- Horseshoe Lake 15.8 mi · ▲ 163 ft
- Erickson Pond & Koch Memorial Trail 12.7 mi · ▲ 189 ft
- Geronime Pond 13.7 mi · ▲ 106 ft
- North Creek Greenway 6.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Innisfree Lake 11.9 mi · ▲ 218 ft
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