AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Elm Creek Park Reserve

Meadowlark Trail

4.5 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Meadowlark Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Elm Creek Park Reserve near Osseo, MN. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi876 – 938 ft5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.15456, -93.45009
Nearest town Osseo, MN
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Meadowlark Trail

4.5 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Elevation 875–937 ft

Out & Back · Elm Creek Park Reserve

Trailhead: 45.15456, -93.45009

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:13 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftSharp left onto Sumac Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  4. 100 ftTurn left onto Meadowlark Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
  6. 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  8. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
  9. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  10. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  11. 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
  12. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  14. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  15. 500 ftBear left, heading E.
  16. 150 ftTurn right onto Medicine Lake Regional Trail, heading E.
  17. 0.3 miReach Meadowlark Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  19. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  20. 500 ftBear left, heading NE.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  22. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  23. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  24. 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
  25. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  26. 0.3 miSharp right, heading NE.
  27. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  28. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  29. 450 ftBear right onto Meadowlark Trail, heading N.
  30. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  31. 100 ftBear right onto Sumac Trail, heading N.
  32. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
  33. 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/meadowlark-trail-out-back-7-km-d9ca

Trail surface

62% paved32% dirt6% grass

Weather

Sunrise 7:02 AMSunset 7:13 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 7:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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