Medicine Lake Regional Trail
11.5 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 3 hr 54 min
Medicine Lake Regional Trail is an 11.5-mile out-and-back near Hamel, MN. It is mostly level, with 135 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi932 – 1,043 ft12.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 45.04046, -93.52368
Nearest town Hamel, MN
Directions
AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com
Medicine Lake Regional Trail
11.5 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 3 hr 54 min
Elevation 932–1,042 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 45.04046, -93.52368
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:15 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 1.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading N.
- 100 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 1.5 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.
- 1.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 1.4 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
97% paved3% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:01 AMSunset 7:15 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.4 mi in (~58 min). Leave by 5:58 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Fish Lake West Trail 15.2 mi · ▲ 280 ft
- Fish Lake West Trail 15 mi · ▲ 300 ft
- Fish Lake West Trail 15.3 mi · ▲ 280 ft
- Medicine Lake Regional Trail 13.6 mi · ▲ 222 ft
- Medicine Lake Regional Trail 13.4 mi · ▲ 246 ft
- Medicine Lake Regional Trail 12.3 mi · ▲ 135 ft
Get outside more
A wild hike near Hamel, emailed to you once a week.
Hikes near Hamel, Minnesota