Medicine Lake Regional Trail
2.2 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 45 min
Medicine Lake Regional Trail is a 2.2-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.
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Medicine Lake Regional Trail
2.2 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 45 min
Elevation 888–933 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 45.13137, -93.47083
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
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 450 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 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.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 300 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp left, 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 6:41 PM for the 7:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:40 PM — 2 min before dark.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Weaver Lake Park Beach & Xanthus Pond via Medicine Lake Regional Trail 9.9 mi · ▲ 110 ft
- Rice Lake via Medicine Lake Regional Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 31 ft
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- Medicine Lake Regional Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 53 ft
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- Medicine Lake Regional Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 26 ft
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