Elm Creek Park Reserve

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.

Elevation

0 mi866 – 942 ft9.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.15343, -93.48288
Nearest town Fletcher, MN

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.9 miTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
  5. 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
  6. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  7. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  8. 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  9. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  10. 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
  11. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  12. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  13. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  14. 250 ftSharp right onto Medicine Lake Regional Trail, heading NW.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  16. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  17. 350 ftBear left, heading SE.
  18. 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
  19. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  21. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  22. 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
  23. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  24. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  25. 450 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  26. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  27. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  28. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  29. 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
  30. 450 ftBear left, heading N.
  31. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  32. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  33. 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
  34. 400 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  35. 350 ftBear right, heading E.
  36. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  37. 0.7 miBear left, heading NE.
  38. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  39. 50 ftBear left onto Monarch Long Loop, heading N.
  40. 250 ftTurn right onto Monarch Trail, heading N.
  41. 350 ftSharp left, heading N.
  42. 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
  43. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  44. 50 ftBear left onto Sumac Trail, heading N.
  45. 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
  46. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  47. 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.

Trail surface

78% paved8% gravel7% grass4% dirt2% boardwalk1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:15 PM

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.

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