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Fish Lake Regional Park

Medicine Lake Regional Trail

9.2 mi · ▲ 140 ft · 3 hr 8 min

Medicine Lake Regional Trail is a 9.2-mile out-and-back in Fish Lake Regional Park near Corcoran, MN. It is mostly level, with 140 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi912 – 1,011 ft10.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.06563, -93.54356
Nearest town Corcoran, MN
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Medicine Lake Regional Trail

9.2 mi · ▲ 140 ft · 3 hr 8 min

Elevation 913–1,010 ft

Out & Back · Fish Lake Regional Park

Trailhead: 45.06563, -93.54356

Weather Sep 23: Overcast, high 66°F / low 47° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:12 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 1 miBear left, heading E.
  3. 0.8 miBear right, heading E.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  5. 1.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  6. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  7. 400 ftTurn right, heading E.
  8. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  10. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
  11. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
  12. 100 ftContinue straight onto Medicine Lake Regional Trail, heading S.
  13. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  14. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  15. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
  16. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  19. 400 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  20. 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  21. 1.1 miBear right, heading W.
  22. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  23. 0.8 miBear right, heading NW.
  24. 0.9 miArrive 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-out-back-15-km-8444

Trail surface

100% paved

Weather

OvercastTemperature 66°F47°
Precip0%Wind9 mphUV5Humidity79%
Rained 0.8″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
70°45°
Sunrise 7:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:12 PM
Thu 61°53° 37%
Fri 69°54° 18%
Sat 66°57° 65%
Sun 68°57° 15%
Mon 71°57° 45%
Tue 65°47° 64%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 6:35 PM for the 7:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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