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Medicine Lake Regional Trail Loop

8.5 mi · ▲ 218 ft · 2 hr 57 min

Medicine Lake Regional Trail Loop is an 8.5-mile loop near Hamel, MN. It is mostly level, with 218 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi899 – 1,043 ft10.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.04274, -93.52129
Nearest town Hamel, MN
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Medicine Lake Regional Trail Loop

8.5 mi · ▲ 218 ft · 2 hr 57 min

Elevation 898–1,042 ft

Loop

Trailhead: 45.04274, -93.52129

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:17 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Trojan Trail, heading NE.
  4. 300 ftBear left, heading E.
  5. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  6. 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  9. 250 ftBear left, heading E.
  10. 250 ftBear right, heading N.
  11. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  12. 1.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  14. 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  16. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Medicine Lake Regional Trail, heading E.
  17. 0.5 miReach Medicine Lake Regional Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
  19. 1.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  20. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  22. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  23. 300 ftBear left, heading S.
  24. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  25. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  26. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  27. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  28. 500 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  29. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  30. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  31. 0.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
  32. 0.8 miBear left, heading NW.
  33. 150 ftSharp right, heading W.
  34. 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
  35. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  36. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  37. 0.9 miTurn left, heading W.
  38. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  39. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  40. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  41. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  42. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  43. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  44. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  45. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  46. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  47. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  48. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  49. 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
  50. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  51. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  52. 300 ftTurn left, heading W.
  53. 50 ftContinue straight onto Trojan Trail, heading W.
  54. 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
  55. 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
  56. 200 ftBear right, heading W.
  57. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  58. 50 ftThe loop closes 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/medicine-lake-regional-trail-loop

Trail surface

92% paved8% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:59 AMSunset 7:17 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 6:37 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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