AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

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
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Medicine Lake Regional Trail

11.5 mi · ▲ 224 ft · 3 hr 57 min

Elevation 918–1,028 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 45.06563, -93.54356

Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 63°F / low 45° · precip 1% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:14 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. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  10. 450 ftBear left, heading E.
  11. 200 ftBear right, heading E.
  12. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  15. 300 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  16. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  18. 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
  19. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  21. 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  22. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  23. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Medicine Lake Regional Trail, heading E.
  24. 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  25. 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  26. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  27. 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  28. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  29. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  30. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  31. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  32. 0.3 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. 200 ftBear right, heading N.
  38. 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
  39. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  40. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  41. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  42. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  43. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  44. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  45. 0.8 miBear right, heading W.
  46. 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-18-km-bc4e

Trail surface

98% paved2% boardwalk

Weather

OvercastTemperature 63°F45°
Precip1%Wind9 mphUV5Humidity79%
Rained 0.8″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
65°45°
Sunrise 7:02 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:14 PM
Wed 66°49°
Thu 63°55° 51%
Fri 68°58° 23%
Sat 64°60° 54%
Sun 73°58° 22%
Mon 77°59° 26%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.7 mi in (~117 min). Leave by 4:57 PM for the 7:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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