Medicine Lake Regional Trail
11.5 mi · ▲ 224 ft · 3 hr 57 min
Medicine Lake Regional Trail is an 11.5-mile out-and-back near Corcoran, MN. It is mostly level, with 224 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi919 – 1,027 ft12.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 45.06563, -93.54356
Nearest town Corcoran, MN
Directions
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Medicine Lake Regional Trail
11.5 mi · ▲ 224 ft · 3 hr 57 min
Elevation 918–1,026 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 45.06563, -93.54356
Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:14 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 1 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 450 ftBear left, heading E.
- 200 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Medicine Lake Regional Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
- 200 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading W.
- 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 surface
98% paved2% boardwalk
Weather
Sunrise 7:02 AMSunset 7:14 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.7 mi in (~117 min). Leave by 4:56 PM for the 7:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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