Medicine Lake Regional Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 58 min

Medicine Lake Regional Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back near Maple Grove, MN. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi889 – 932 ft3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.13155, -93.47769
Nearest town Maple Grove, MN

Directions

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Medicine Lake Regional Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 58 min

Elevation 888–932 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 45.13155, -93.47769

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 450 ftBear left onto Medicine Lake Regional Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  5. 350 ftBear left, heading E.
  6. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  7. 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  13. 450 ftSharp right, heading E.
  14. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  15. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  17. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  18. 500 ftBear left, heading S.
  19. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  20. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  21. 200 ftBear right, heading W.
  22. 450 ftBear left, heading W.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  24. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  25. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  26. 250 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  27. 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  28. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  29. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  30. 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
  31. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  32. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  33. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  34. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  35. 350 ftBear left, heading N.
  36. 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
  37. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

94% paved6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:15 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 6:33 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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