Medicine Lake Regional Trail
7.3 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 2 hr 29 min
Medicine Lake Regional Trail is a 7.3-mile out-and-back in Elm Creek Park Reserve near Fletcher, MN. It is mostly level, with 84 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Medicine Lake Regional Trail
7.3 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 2 hr 29 min
Elevation 865–942 ft
Out & Back · Elm Creek Park Reserve
Trailhead: 45.15343, -93.48288
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:15 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftSharp right onto Medicine Lake Regional Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 450 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 450 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Monarch Long Loop, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Monarch Trail, heading N.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Sumac Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miArrive 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 1.5 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 6:18 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:08 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Medicine Lake Regional Trail 5.5 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Medicine Lake Regional Trail 5.6 mi · ▲ 135 ft
- Sumac Trail 5.8 mi · ▲ 83 ft
- Sumac Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Sumac Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Sumac Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 54 ft
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