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Gleason Fields

Medicine Lake Regional Trail

10.8 mi · ▲ 192 ft · 3 hr 42 min

Medicine Lake Regional Trail is a 10.8-mile out-and-back in Gleason Fields near Corcoran, MN. It is mostly level, with 192 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi919 – 1,027 ft11.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.07664, -93.52008
Nearest town Corcoran, MN
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Medicine Lake Regional Trail

10.8 mi · ▲ 192 ft · 3 hr 42 min

Elevation 918–1,026 ft

Out & Back · Gleason Fields

Trailhead: 45.07664, -93.52008

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 450 ftBear right, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  4. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  5. 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
  6. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  7. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  10. 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  14. 450 ftBear left, heading E.
  15. 250 ftBear right, heading E.
  16. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  18. 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
  19. 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  20. 1 miTurn left, heading S.
  21. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  22. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  23. 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  24. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  25. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Medicine Lake Regional Trail, heading E.
  26. 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  27. 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  28. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  29. 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  30. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  31. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  32. 1 miTurn left, heading N.
  33. 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
  34. 500 ftTurn left, heading N.
  35. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  36. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  37. 250 ftBear right, heading NW.
  38. 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
  39. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  40. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  41. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  42. 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
  43. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  44. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  45. 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  46. 250 ftBear left, heading W.
  47. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  48. 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  49. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  50. 50 ftArrive 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-17-km-6665

Trail surface

98% paved2% boardwalk

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 62°53° 36%
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 4.3 mi in (~108 min). Leave by 5:04 PM for the 7:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:14 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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