Medicine Lake Regional Trail

3.2 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 6 min

Medicine Lake Regional Trail is a 3.2-mile out-and-back near Maple Grove, MN. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi899 – 942 ft3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Medicine Lake Regional Trail 45.12514, -93.48080
Nearest town Maple Grove, MN

Directions

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Medicine Lake Regional Trail

3.2 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 6 min

Elevation 899–943 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Medicine Lake Regional Trail · 45.12514, -93.48080

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Medicine Lake Regional Trail, heading SW.
  2. 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
  3. 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  5. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  6. 450 ftBear right, heading E.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  8. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  9. 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  11. 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
  12. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  13. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  14. 500 ftTurn left, heading S.
  15. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  17. 0.9 miSharp left, heading W.
  18. 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 surface

96% paved4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:15 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 6:47 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:39 PM — 6 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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