Medicine Lake Regional Trail
3 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 1 min
Medicine Lake Regional Trail is a 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.
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Medicine Lake Regional Trail
3 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 1 min
Elevation 888–933 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Medicine Lake Regional Trail · 45.12924, -93.47862
Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 63°F / low 52° · precip 1% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:17 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Medicine Lake Regional Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear left, heading E.
- 150 ftBear left, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 450 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftBear right, heading E.
- 450 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 1 miArrive 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 1.0 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 6:34 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Medicine Lake Regional Trail Trailhead
- Weaver Lake & Weaver Lake Park Beach via Medicine Lake Regional Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Elm Creek Swim Pond & Medicine Lake Regional Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 119 ft
- Medicine Lake Regional Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Medicine Lake Regional Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Medicine Lake Regional Trail Loop 2.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Medicine Lake Regional Trail Loop 2.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft
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