Medicine Lake Regional Trail
4.2 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 1 hr 27 min
Medicine Lake Regional Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back near Maple Grove, MN. It is mostly level, with 110 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
4.2 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 1 hr 27 min
Elevation 899–943 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 45.12162, -93.49216
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:15 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 300 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 450 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Medicine Lake Regional Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 1.2 miSharp right, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 450 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
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 6:34 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Weaver Lake Park Beach & Elm Creek Forest Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- Medicine Lake Regional Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 110 ft
- Fish Lake & Weaver Lake Park Beach via Medicine Lake Regional Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 84 ft
- Weaver Lake & Weaver Lake Park Beach 2.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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