Clifton E. French Regional Park
Medicine Lake–French Park Beach, 3 beaches
4.5 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Medicine Lake–French Park Beach, 3 beaches is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Clifton E. French Regional Park near New Hope, MN. The route passes French Park Beach before reaching Medicine Lake at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Medicine Lake–French Park Beach, 3 beaches
4.5 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Elevation 890–982 ft
Out & Back · Clifton E. French Regional Park
Trailhead: 45.02124, -93.39165
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:15 PM
Transit-accessible: Aquila Av stop 95 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Bassett Creek Regional Trail, heading W.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Medicine Lake Regional Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miPass French Park Beach.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 450 ftReach Medicine Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 200 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Bassett Creek Regional Trail, heading E.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 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 0.6 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 6:38 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Aquila Av stop 95 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Edward Lake–French Park Beach, 4 sights 15.4 mi · ▲ 417 ft
- Back 40–Medicine Lake, 13 lakes 15.9 mi · ▲ 268 ft
- Kreatz Lake–Snyder Lake, 5 sights 14.9 mi · ▲ 280 ft
- Northwood Lake–Bassett Park Pond, 3 lakes 5.5 mi · ▲ 137 ft
- Lake Camelot–French Park Beach, 5 sights 11.2 mi · ▲ 298 ft
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