Hamel Legion Park

Medicine Lake Regional Trail

12.5 mi · ▲ 162 ft · 4 hr 15 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 162 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi899 – 1,020 ft14.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.03276, -93.53600
Nearest town Hamel, MN

Directions

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Medicine Lake Regional Trail

12.5 mi · ▲ 162 ft · 4 hr 15 min

Elevation 898–1,021 ft

Out & Back · Hamel Legion Park

Trailhead: 45.03276, -93.53600

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:14 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  6. 1.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  10. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
  11. 0.8 miBear left, heading NE.
  12. 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  14. 0.3 miSharp left, heading E.
  15. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  16. 0.8 miSharp left, heading E.
  17. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  18. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  20. 500 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  21. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  22. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  23. 100 ftBear left, heading E.
  24. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  25. 200 ftBear left, heading E.
  26. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  27. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  28. 150 ftTurn left onto Medicine Lake Regional Trail, heading SE.
  29. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  30. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  31. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  32. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  33. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  34. 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  35. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  36. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  37. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  38. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  39. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  40. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  41. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  42. 0.3 miSharp right, heading W.
  43. 0.8 miBear left, heading W.
  44. 150 ftSharp right, heading W.
  45. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  46. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  47. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  48. 0.8 miTurn right, heading W.
  49. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
  50. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  51. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  52. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  53. 1.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  54. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  55. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  56. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  57. 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

94% paved3% dirt3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:02 AMSunset 7:14 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~51 min). Leave by 6:03 PM for the 7:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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