Medicine Lake Regional Trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 48 min
Medicine Lake Regional Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back near Maple Grove, MN. It is mostly level, with 53 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
2.3 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 48 min
Elevation 888–929 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 45.13328, -93.47502
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:15 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 450 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 500 ftBear left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Medicine Lake Regional Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 200 ftBear right, heading E.
- 450 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~14 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
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Weaver Lake Park Beach via Medicine Lake Regional Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- Meadowlark Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Medicine Lake Regional Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 26 ft
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