Hamel Legion Park

Medicine Lake Regional Trail

13 mi · ▲ 137 ft · 4 hr 24 min

Medicine Lake Regional Trail is a 13-mile out-and-back in Hamel Legion Park near Hamel, MN. It is mostly level, with 137 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi932 – 1,043 ft14.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.03313, -93.52489
Nearest town Hamel, MN

Directions

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Medicine Lake Regional Trail

13 mi · ▲ 137 ft · 4 hr 24 min

Elevation 932–1,042 ft

Out & Back · Hamel Legion Park

Trailhead: 45.03313, -93.52489

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:15 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  4. 350 ftBear right, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 1.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 0.5 miSharp left, heading N.
  10. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  12. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  13. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  14. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  15. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  16. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  17. 1.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  19. 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  21. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Medicine Lake Regional Trail, heading E.
  22. 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  23. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
  24. 0.9 miTurn left, heading W.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  26. 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  27. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  28. 1.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  29. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  30. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  31. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  32. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  33. 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
  34. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  35. 150 ftSharp right, heading S.
  36. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  37. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  38. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  39. 1.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  40. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  41. 350 ftBear right, heading N.
  42. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  43. 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

98% paved2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:01 AMSunset 7:15 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.8 mi in (~68 min). Leave by 5:47 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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