Medicine Lake Regional Trail

2 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 41 min

Medicine Lake Regional Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back near Maple Grove, MN. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi889 – 935 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.13313, -93.46874
Nearest town Maple Grove, MN

Directions

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Medicine Lake Regional Trail

2 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 41 min

Elevation 888–933 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 45.13313, -93.46874

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:13 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  5. 450 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  6. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  7. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  10. 500 ftBear left, heading SE.
  11. 150 ftTurn right onto Medicine Lake Regional Trail, heading E.
  12. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  14. 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
  15. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  16. 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  18. 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

97% paved3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:02 AMSunset 7:13 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 6:44 PM for the 7:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:37 PM — 6 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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