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Hamel Legion Park

Medicine Lake Regional Trail

11.7 mi · ▲ 249 ft · 4 hr 1 min

Medicine Lake Regional Trail is an 11.7-mile out-and-back in Hamel Legion Park near Hamel, MN. It is mostly level, with 249 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi932 – 1,043 ft12.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.04229, -93.52522
Nearest town Hamel, MN
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Medicine Lake Regional Trail

11.7 mi · ▲ 249 ft · 4 hr 1 min

Elevation 932–1,042 ft

Out & Back · Hamel Legion Park

Trailhead: 45.04229, -93.52522

Weather Sep 23: Overcast, high 66°F / low 48° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:12 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  4. 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
  5. 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
  6. 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
  7. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  8. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  9. 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  11. 1.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  14. 0.5 miSharp left, heading N.
  15. 100 ftBear left, heading N.
  16. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  17. 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  18. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  19. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  20. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  21. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  22. 1.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  24. 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  26. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Medicine Lake Regional Trail, heading E.
  27. 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  28. 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  29. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  30. 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  31. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  32. 1.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  33. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  34. 100 ftBear right, heading W.
  35. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  36. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  37. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  38. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  39. 100 ftSharp right, heading S.
  40. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  41. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  42. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  43. 1.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  44. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  45. 200 ftBear right, heading NW.
  46. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  47. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
  48. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  49. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  50. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  51. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  52. 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-82b5

Trail surface

96% paved4% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 66°F48°
Precip0%Wind9 mphUV5Humidity79%
Rained 0.9″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
70°45°
Sunrise 7:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:12 PM
Thu 61°53° 36%
Fri 69°54° 17%
Sat 66°57° 65%
Sun 68°57° 15%
Mon 71°57° 45%
Tue 65°47° 63%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.6 mi in (~64 min). Leave by 5:48 PM for the 7:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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