Medicine Lake Regional Trail

3.2 mi · ▲ 81 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 81 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi889 – 948 ft4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Medicine Lake Regional Trail 45.12674, -93.47961
Nearest town Maple Grove, MN

Directions

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Medicine Lake Regional Trail

3.2 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 6 min

Elevation 888–949 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Medicine Lake Regional Trail · 45.12674, -93.47961

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Medicine Lake Regional Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  4. 350 ftBear left, heading E.
  5. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  6. 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  9. 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  12. 450 ftSharp right, heading E.
  13. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  14. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  16. 100 ftBear right, heading SE.
  17. 450 ftBear left, heading S.
  18. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  19. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  20. 200 ftBear right, heading SW.
  21. 450 ftBear left, heading W.
  22. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  23. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  24. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  25. 250 ftSharp left, heading E.
  26. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
  27. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  28. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  29. 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
  30. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  31. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  32. 200 ftBear right, heading NW.
  33. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  34. 350 ftBear left, heading N.
  35. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

95% paved5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:15 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:54 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:32 PM — 13 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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