Elm Creek Park Reserve

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 in Elm Creek Park Reserve 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 mi876 – 948 ft5.5 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

4.2 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 1 hr 27 min

Elevation 876–949 ft

Out & Back · Elm Creek Park Reserve

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. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  20. 0.6 miReach Medicine Lake Regional Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  21. 0.6 miSharp right, heading SW.
  22. 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
  23. 350 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  24. 150 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  25. 200 ftBear right, heading SW.
  26. 450 ftBear left, heading W.
  27. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  28. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  29. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  30. 250 ftSharp left, heading W.
  31. 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  32. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  33. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  34. 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  35. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  36. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  37. 200 ftBear right, heading NE.
  38. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  39. 350 ftBear left, heading W.
  40. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

94% paved2% boardwalk4% 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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