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Hamel Legion Park

Medicine Lake Regional Trail

10.9 mi · ▲ 162 ft · 3 hr 43 min

Medicine Lake Regional Trail is a 10.9-mile out-and-back in Hamel Legion Park near Hamel, MN. It is mostly level, with 162 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi899 – 1,020 ft12.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.03494, -93.52668
Nearest town Hamel, MN
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Medicine Lake Regional Trail

10.9 mi · ▲ 162 ft · 3 hr 43 min

Elevation 898–1,021 ft

Out & Back · Hamel Legion Park

Trailhead: 45.03494, -93.52668

Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 63°F / low 46° · precip 1% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:14 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 1.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 0.8 miBear left, heading NE.
  10. 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  12. 0.3 miSharp left, heading E.
  13. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  14. 0.8 miSharp left, heading E.
  15. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  16. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  18. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  19. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  20. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  21. 100 ftBear left, heading E.
  22. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  23. 200 ftBear left, heading E.
  24. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  26. 150 ftTurn left onto Medicine Lake Regional Trail, heading S.
  27. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  28. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  29. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  30. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  31. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  32. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  33. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  34. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  35. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  36. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  37. 500 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  38. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  39. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  40. 0.3 miSharp right, heading W.
  41. 0.8 miBear left, heading W.
  42. 100 ftSharp right, heading W.
  43. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  44. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  45. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  46. 0.8 miTurn right, heading W.
  47. 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  48. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  49. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  50. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  51. 1.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  52. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  53. 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-18-km-102d

Trail surface

96% paved4% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 63°F46°
Feels like46°Precip1%Wind8 mphUV5Humidity80%
Rained 0.9″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
65°45°
Sunrise 7:02 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:14 PM
Wed 66°48°
Thu 63°55° 50%
Fri 68°58° 22%
Sat 64°59° 54%
Sun 73°57° 22%
Mon 77°59° 26%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 6:21 PM for the 7:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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