Hamel Legion Park

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.

Elevation

0 mi932 – 1,043 ft15.1 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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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

  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. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 0.5 miSharp left, heading N.
  10. 100 ftBear left, heading N.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  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. 100 ftBear right, heading W.
  31. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  32. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  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 SE.
  39. 1.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  40. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  41. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  42. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  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

96% paved2% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:02 AMSunset 7:14 PM

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.

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