Medicine Lake Regional Trail

3.4 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 9 min

Medicine Lake Regional Trail is a 3.4-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 – 948 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Medicine Lake Regional Trail

3.4 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 9 min

Elevation 888–949 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. 500 ftBear left, heading E.
  6. 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  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 E.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  16. 100 ftBear right, heading E.
  17. 450 ftBear left, heading S.
  18. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  19. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  20. 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
  21. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  22. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  23. 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
  24. 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  26. 0.9 miSharp left, heading W.
  27. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  28. 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

95% paved5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:15 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 6:50 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:35 PM — 9 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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