AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Medicine Lake Regional Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 47 min

Medicine Lake Regional Trail is a 2.3-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 ft3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.12933, -93.47098
Nearest town Maple Grove, MN
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Medicine Lake Regional Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 47 min

Elevation 888–933 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 45.12933, -93.47098

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 500 ftBear right, heading NE.
  3. 350 ftBear left, heading NE.
  4. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  5. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  8. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  11. 450 ftSharp right, heading E.
  12. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  13. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  15. 100 ftBear right, heading E.
  16. 450 ftBear left, heading S.
  17. 200 ftTurn right onto Medicine Lake Regional Trail, heading E.
  18. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  20. 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
  21. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  22. 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
  23. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/medicine-lake-regional-trail-out-back-4-km-cb13

Trail surface

91% paved5% boardwalk4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:02 AMSunset 7:13 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 6:39 PM for the 7:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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