Medicine Lake Regional Trail

10.6 mi · ▲ 188 ft · 3 hr 38 min

Medicine Lake Regional Trail is a 10.6-mile out-and-back near Wayzata, MN. It is mostly level, with 188 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi932 – 1,020 ft11.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.99372, -93.48913
Nearest town Wayzata, MN

Directions

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Medicine Lake Regional Trail

10.6 mi · ▲ 188 ft · 3 hr 38 min

Elevation 933–1,021 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 44.99372, -93.48913

Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:08 PM

Transit-accessible: St Philip Park & Ride stop 692 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.9 miBear right onto South West Trail Loop, heading NE.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  7. 0.7 miBear right, heading N.
  8. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  11. 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  14. 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  16. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Medicine Lake Regional Trail, heading E.
  17. 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  18. 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  20. 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  22. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  23. 0.9 miTurn left, heading S.
  24. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  25. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  26. 100 ftBear left, heading S.
  27. 0.7 miBear left, heading S.
  28. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  29. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  30. 0.1 miTurn left onto South West Trail Loop, heading S.
  31. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  32. 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
  33. 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

98% paved2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:05 AMSunset 7:08 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.1 mi in (~102 min). Leave by 5:06 PM for the 7:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: St Philip Park & Ride stop 692 m from the trailhead

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