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Elm Creek Park Reserve

Medicine Lake Regional Trail Loop

6 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 2 hr 3 min

Medicine Lake Regional Trail Loop is a 6-mile loop in Elm Creek Park Reserve near Osseo, MN. It is mostly level, with 107 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi866 – 938 ft7.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.15357, -93.46300
Nearest town Osseo, MN
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Medicine Lake Regional Trail Loop

6 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 2 hr 3 min

Elevation 865–940 ft

Loop · Elm Creek Park Reserve

Trailhead: 45.15357, -93.46300

Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 63°F / low 51° · precip 1% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:17 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  3. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
  4. 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
  5. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  6. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  7. 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  8. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  9. 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
  10. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  11. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  12. 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
  13. 250 ftSharp right onto Medicine Lake Regional Trail, heading S.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  15. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  16. 350 ftBear left, heading W.
  17. 150 ftBear left, heading W.
  18. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  19. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  20. 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
  21. 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
  22. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  24. 450 ftSharp right, heading E.
  25. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  26. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  27. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  28. 100 ftBear right, heading N.
  29. 450 ftBear left, heading E.
  30. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  31. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  32. 0.3 miSharp left, heading NE.
  33. 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
  34. 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
  35. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  36. 0.7 miBear left, heading N.
  37. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  38. 50 ftBear left onto Monarch Long Loop, heading N.
  39. 250 ftTurn right onto Monarch Trail, heading N.
  40. 350 ftSharp left, heading N.
  41. 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
  42. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  43. 50 ftBear left onto Sumac Trail, heading N.
  44. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
  45. 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-10-km-38c6

Trail surface

76% paved9% gravel7% grass4% dirt3% boardwalk1% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 63°F51°
Precip1%Wind9 mphUV5Humidity73%
Rained 0.5″ 2 days ago (0.9″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
65°50°
Sunrise 6:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:17 PM
Mon 58°47°
Tue 65°42°
Wed 68°47°
Thu 66°56° 33%
Fri 65°54°
Sat 63°56° 29%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 6:38 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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