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Elm Creek Park Reserve

Medicine Lake Regional Trail

4.5 mi · ▲ 86 ft · 1 hr 33 min

Medicine Lake Regional Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Elm Creek Park Reserve near Osseo, MN. It is mostly level, with 86 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi876 – 938 ft5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.14922, -93.45943
Nearest town Osseo, MN
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Medicine Lake Regional Trail

4.5 mi · ▲ 86 ft · 1 hr 33 min

Elevation 876–940 ft

Out & Back · Elm Creek Park Reserve

Trailhead: 45.14922, -93.45943

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:17 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 450 ftSharp left, heading S.
  3. 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  4. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  5. 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  6. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  7. 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
  8. 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  10. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  11. 250 ftSharp right onto Medicine Lake Regional Trail, heading S.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  13. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  14. 350 ftBear left, heading W.
  15. 150 ftBear left, heading W.
  16. 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  18. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  19. 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
  20. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  22. 450 ftSharp right, heading N.
  23. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  24. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  26. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  27. 500 ftBear left, heading E.
  28. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  29. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  30. 0.3 miSharp left, heading E.
  31. 400 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  32. 350 ftBear right, heading E.
  33. 350 ftSharp left, heading E.
  34. 450 ftSharp left, heading E.
  35. 0.9 miBear right, heading NW.
  36. 0.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
  37. 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-f642

Trail surface

67% paved25% grass4% boardwalk2% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:59 AMSunset 7:17 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 6:49 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:39 PM — 8 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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