Medicine Lake Regional Trail
11.7 mi · ▲ 190 ft · 4 hr
Medicine Lake Regional Trail is an 11.7-mile out-and-back near Hamel, MN. It is mostly level, with 190 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi919 – 1,027 ft12.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 45.05440, -93.52188
Nearest town Hamel, MN
Directions
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Medicine Lake Regional Trail
11.7 mi · ▲ 190 ft · 4 hr
Elevation 918–1,026 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 45.05440, -93.52188
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:17 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 450 ftBear left, heading E.
- 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 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.
- 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
- 200 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.6 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
98% paved2% boardwalk
Weather
Sunrise 6:59 AMSunset 7:17 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.4 mi in (~111 min). Leave by 5:06 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:23 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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