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Medicine Lake Regional Trail

12 mi · ▲ 248 ft · 4 hr 7 min

Medicine Lake Regional Trail is a 12-mile out-and-back near Hamel, MN. It is mostly level, with 248 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi919 – 1,034 ft13.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.05257, -93.52019
Nearest town Hamel, MN
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Medicine Lake Regional Trail

12 mi · ▲ 248 ft · 4 hr 7 min

Elevation 918–1,033 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 45.05257, -93.52019

Weather Sep 22: Clear, high 64°F / low 45° · precip 2% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:13 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 0.8 miBear right, heading E.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  12. 450 ftBear left, heading E.
  13. 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
  14. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  16. 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
  17. 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  18. 1 miTurn left, heading S.
  19. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  21. 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  22. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  23. 0.2 miTurn left onto Medicine Lake Regional Trail, heading E.
  24. 0.7 miReach Medicine Lake Regional Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  25. 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  26. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  27. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  28. 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  29. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  30. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  31. 1 miTurn left, heading N.
  32. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  33. 500 ftTurn left, heading N.
  34. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  35. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  36. 250 ftBear right, heading N.
  37. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
  38. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  39. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  40. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  41. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  42. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  43. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  44. 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
  45. 0.9 miTurn left, heading NW.
  46. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  47. 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-19-km-7b56

Trail surface

97% paved2% boardwalk1% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 64°F45°
Feels like44°Precip2%Wind5 mphUV5Humidity88%
Rained 0.8″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
65°45°
Sunrise 7:02 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:13 PM
Wed 64°46°
Thu 58°54° 50%
Fri 68°54° 22%
Sat 64°58° 54%
Sun 68°59° 22%
Mon 73°58° 26%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.9 mi in (~148 min). Leave by 4:25 PM for the 7:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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