Medicine Lake Regional Trail

12.5 mi · ▲ 297 ft · 4 hr 19 min

Medicine Lake Regional Trail is a 12.5-mile out-and-back near Hamel, MN. It climbs 297 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi919 – 1,027 ft13.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.04316, -93.52514
Nearest town Hamel, MN

Directions

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Medicine Lake Regional Trail

12.5 mi · ▲ 297 ft · 4 hr 19 min

Elevation 918–1,028 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 45.04316, -93.52514

Weather Sep 23: Overcast, high 66°F / low 48° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:12 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
  3. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 0.9 miTurn right, heading E.
  5. 0.8 miBear right, heading E.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  12. 450 ftBear left, heading E.
  13. 250 ftBear right, heading E.
  14. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  16. 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
  17. 300 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  18. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  20. 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
  21. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  22. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  23. 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  24. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  25. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Medicine Lake Regional Trail, heading E.
  26. 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  27. 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  28. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  29. 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  30. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  31. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  32. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  33. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  34. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  35. 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
  36. 500 ftTurn left, heading N.
  37. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  38. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  39. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  40. 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
  41. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  42. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  43. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  44. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  45. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  46. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  47. 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
  48. 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
  49. 250 ftBear right, heading S.
  50. 0.4 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

98% paved2% boardwalk

Weather

OvercastTemperature 66°F48°
Precip0%Wind9 mphUV5Humidity79%
Rained 0.9″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
70°45°
Sunrise 7:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:12 PM
Thu 61°53° 36%
Fri 69°54° 17%
Sat 66°57° 65%
Sun 68°57° 15%
Mon 71°57° 45%
Tue 65°47° 63%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.1 mi in (~129 min). Leave by 4:43 PM for the 7:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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