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
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 350 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading N.
- 150 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.
- 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.9 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 W.
- 150 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 350 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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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.
More from this trailhead
- Fish Lake West Trail 15.3 mi · ▲ 250 ft
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- Medicine Lake Regional Trail 13.7 mi · ▲ 169 ft
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- Medicine Lake Regional Trail 12.2 mi · ▲ 137 ft
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