Fish Lake Regional Park

Medicine Lake Regional Trail

12.7 mi · ▲ 242 ft · 4 hr 21 min

Medicine Lake Regional Trail is a 12.7-mile out-and-back in Fish Lake Regional Park near Wayzata, MN. It is mostly level, with 242 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi915 – 1,027 ft13.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.99828, -93.49158
Nearest town Wayzata, MN

Directions

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Medicine Lake Regional Trail

12.7 mi · ▲ 242 ft · 4 hr 21 min

Elevation 914–1,026 ft

Out & Back · Fish Lake Regional Park

Trailhead: 44.99828, -93.49158

Weather Sep 26: sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:06 PM

Transit-accessible: St Philip Park & Ride stop 611 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.5 miBear right onto South West Trail Loop, heading NE.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  7. 0.7 miBear right, heading N.
  8. 100 ftBear right, heading N.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  11. 1.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  12. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  13. 1.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  14. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  15. 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Medicine Lake Regional Trail, heading E.
  17. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  18. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  19. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  20. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  21. 1.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  22. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  23. 1.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  24. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  25. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  26. 100 ftBear left, heading S.
  27. 0.7 miBear left, heading S.
  28. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  29. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  30. 0.1 miTurn left onto South West Trail Loop, heading S.
  31. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  32. 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
  33. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

98% paved2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:06 AMSunset 7:06 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.9 mi in (~71 min). Leave by 5:35 PM for the 7:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: St Philip Park & Ride stop 611 m from the trailhead

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