Best hikes in Elm Creek Park Reserve
Ambleway maps 31 hikes in Elm Creek Park Reserve, from a 2.2-mile walk to a 15-mile day out. 6 of them score as wild, staying clear of roads and development for most of the route; the wildest is Hayden Loop. The biggest climb is West Arbor Lake & Teal Lake via Medicine Lake Regional Trail, gaining 289 ft, and the network tops out at 984 ft. 6 start within walking range of public transit.
- Sumac Trail 5.8 mi · ▲ 83 ft
- Monarch Trail 5.9 mi · ▲ 284 ft
- Valley Trail 7.4 mi · ▲ 163 ft
- Hayden Loop 2.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Heron Trail 7 mi · ▲ 82 ft
- Goose Lake–Grizzland Loop, 3 sights 4.4 mi · ▲ 85 ft
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- Shingle Creek Regional Trail 11.3 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Crystal Lake Regional Trail 8.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Rice Street Beach & Meadowlark Trail 15.1 mi · ▲ 253 ft
- Fish Lake–Edward Lake, 3 lakes 12.6 mi · ▲ 194 ft
- West Arbor Lake & Teal Lake via Medicine Lake Regional Trail 14.7 mi · ▲ 289 ft
- Meadowlark Trail 8.3 mi · ▲ 189 ft
- Rush Creek Regional Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Target Northern Campus Lake–Grizzland, 3 sights 11.3 mi · ▲ 84 ft
- Weaver Lake–Weaver Lake Park Beach, 4 lakes 9 mi · ▲ 169 ft
- North Arbor Lake & West Arbor Lake via Rush Creek Regional Trail 9.4 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Hayden Loop & Loop B 4.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Oxbow Creek West Pond–Grizzland, 3 sights 9.4 mi · ▲ 84 ft
- Mill Pond–Elm Creek Park Reserve Beach, 4 lakes 9.6 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- Elm Creek Park Reserve Beach 4.8 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Arbor Lake–North Arbor Lake, 3 lakes 6.9 mi · ▲ 29 ft
- Teal Lake via Medicine Lake Regional Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 112 ft
- Elm Creek Swim Pond & Medicine Lake Regional Trail 5 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Rice Lake–Elm Creek Swim Pond, 5 sights 5.3 mi · ▲ 58 ft
- Loop B Spur 2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Loop A 3.7 mi · ▲ 82 ft
- Elm Creek Swim Pond–Elm Creek Park Reserve Beach, 3 beaches 4.3 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Elm Creek Park Reserve Beach–Target Northern Campus Lake Loop, 3 beaches 8.2 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Grizzland–Loop A Loop, 3 sights 3.7 mi · ▲ 56 ft
- Mud Lake–Goose Lake Loop, 5 lakes 3.7 mi · ▲ 113 ft
- Medicine Lake Regional Trail Loop 2.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft