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Medicine Lake Regional Trail

11.9 mi · ▲ 298 ft · 4 hr 7 min

Medicine Lake Regional Trail is an 11.9-mile out-and-back near Plymouth, MN. It climbs 298 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi932 – 1,034 ft13.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.99656, -93.45616
Nearest town Plymouth, MN
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Medicine Lake Regional Trail

11.9 mi · ▲ 298 ft · 4 hr 7 min

Elevation 932–1,033 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 44.99656, -93.45616

Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:07 PM

Transit-accessible: Annapolis Ln stop 158 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 1 miSharp left, heading N.
  3. 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  7. 0.7 miBear right, heading N.
  8. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  11. 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  14. 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left onto Medicine Lake Regional Trail, heading E.
  17. 0.7 miReach Medicine Lake Regional Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  21. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
  22. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  23. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  24. 0.9 miTurn left, heading W.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  26. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  27. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  28. 0.7 miBear left, heading S.
  29. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  30. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  31. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  32. 0.7 miSharp right, heading S.
  33. 0.7 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-19-km-a346

Trail surface

97% paved3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:05 AMSunset 7:07 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.8 mi in (~145 min). Leave by 4:22 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Annapolis Ln stop 158 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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