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Medicine Lake Regional Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Medicine Lake Regional Trail is a 4.1-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.

Elevation

0 mi899 – 942 ft4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.12267, -93.49157
Nearest town Maple Grove, MN
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Medicine Lake Regional Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Elevation 899–943 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 45.12267, -93.49157

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  3. 450 ftBear right, heading N.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  5. 250 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  6. 1.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  8. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  9. 500 ftBear right, heading N.
  10. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  11. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  12. 0.4 miTurn left onto Medicine Lake Regional Trail, heading NE.
  13. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  15. 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
  16. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  17. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  18. 500 ftTurn left, heading W.
  19. 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  21. 1.2 miSharp right, heading W.
  22. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  23. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  24. 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
  25. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/medicine-lake-regional-trail-out-back-7-km-7459

Trail surface

87% paved1% dirt12% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:15 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 6:35 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:51 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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