Medicine Lake & Medicine Lake Regional Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 1 hr 41 min
Medicine Lake & Medicine Lake Regional Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back near Medicine Lake, MN. The route reaches Medicine Lake. It is mostly level, with 107 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 & Medicine Lake Regional Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 1 hr 41 min
Elevation 890–961 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Luce Line Regional Trail · 44.99309, -93.40176
Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:07 PM
Transit-accessible: Hwy 169 Svc Rd stop 35 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Luce Line Regional Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 400 ftPass Medicine Lake.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Medicine Lake Regional Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 1.8 miReach Medicine Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Luce Line Regional Trail, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 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 0.9 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 6:25 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Hwy 169 Svc Rd stop 35 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Luce Line Regional Trail Trailhead
- Schaper Pond–Spring Pond, 9 lakes 8.2 mi · ▲ 107 ft
- Perpich Center East Pond & Luce Line Regional Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 54 ft
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