Medicine Lake Regional Trail
12.5 mi · ▲ 192 ft · 4 hr 16 min
Medicine Lake Regional Trail is a 12.5-mile out-and-back in Hamel Legion Park near Hamel, MN. It is mostly level, with 192 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Medicine Lake Regional Trail
12.5 mi · ▲ 192 ft · 4 hr 16 min
Elevation 932–1,042 ft
Out & Back · Hamel Legion Park
Trailhead: 45.03466, -93.53302
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:15 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading N.
- 100 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 1.5 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.
- 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 1.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 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 surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.9 mi in (~71 min). Leave by 5:44 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Medicine Lake Regional Trail 14.7 mi · ▲ 272 ft
- Medicine Lake Regional Trail 13.3 mi · ▲ 192 ft
- Medicine Lake Regional Trail 11.9 mi · ▲ 138 ft
- South West Trail Loop 7.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- French Park Beach & Meadow Trail 13.2 mi · ▲ 271 ft
- Medicine Lake & French Park Beach via Medicine Lake Regional Trail 13.2 mi · ▲ 247 ft
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