Medicine Lake Regional Trail

12.3 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 4 hr 10 min

Medicine Lake Regional Trail is a 12.3-mile out-and-back near Hamel, MN. It is mostly level, with 135 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi932 – 1,043 ft13.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.04046, -93.52368
Nearest town Hamel, MN

Directions

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Medicine Lake Regional Trail

12.3 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 4 hr 10 min

Elevation 932–1,042 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 45.04046, -93.52368

Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 63°F / low 46° · precip 1% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:13 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 1.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 0.5 miSharp left, heading N.
  6. 100 ftBear left, heading N.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  8. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  10. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  11. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  12. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  13. 1.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  15. 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  17. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Medicine Lake Regional Trail, heading E.
  18. 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  19. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
  20. 0.9 miTurn left, heading W.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  22. 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  24. 1.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  25. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
  26. 100 ftBear right, heading S.
  27. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  28. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  29. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  30. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  31. 100 ftSharp right, heading S.
  32. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  33. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  34. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  35. 1.4 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

97% paved3% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 63°F46°
Precip1%Wind9 mphUV5Humidity78%
Rained 0.9″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
65°45°
Sunrise 7:02 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:13 PM
Wed 66°49°
Thu 63°56° 50%
Fri 68°58° 22%
Sat 64°60° 54%
Sun 73°58° 22%
Mon 77°59° 26%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.4 mi in (~58 min). Leave by 5:55 PM for the 7:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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