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Medicine Lake Regional Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 55 min

Medicine Lake Regional Trail is a 2.7-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 ft3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.13328, -93.47502
Nearest town Maple Grove, MN
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Medicine Lake Regional Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 55 min

Elevation 888–933 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 45.13328, -93.47502

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:15 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  8. 450 ftSharp right, heading E.
  9. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  12. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  13. 500 ftBear left, heading E.
  14. 150 ftTurn right onto Medicine Lake Regional Trail, heading E.
  15. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  16. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  17. 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
  18. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  19. 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
  20. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  21. 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  22. 300 ftBear left, heading NW.
  23. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  24. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  25. 400 ftTurn left, heading W.
  26. 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/medicine-lake-regional-trail-out-back-4-km-7edf

Trail surface

99% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:15 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 6:41 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:45 PM — 0 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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