Medicine Lake Regional Trail
13.9 mi · ▲ 221 ft · 4 hr 45 min
Medicine Lake Regional Trail is a 13.9-mile out-and-back in Hamel Legion Park near Hamel, MN. It is mostly level, with 221 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
13.9 mi · ▲ 221 ft · 4 hr 45 min
Elevation 932–1,042 ft
Out & Back · Hamel Legion Park
Trailhead: 45.03276, -93.53600
Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:14 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 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 SE.
- 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.
- 100 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 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 SE.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.2 mi in (~79 min). Leave by 5:34 PM for the 7:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Medicine Lake Regional Trail 15.3 mi · ▲ 247 ft
- Medicine Lake Regional Trail 13.1 mi · ▲ 221 ft
- Medicine Lake Regional Trail 12.5 mi · ▲ 162 ft
- South West Trail Loop 8.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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