Medicine Lake Regional Trail
5.8 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 58 min
Medicine Lake Regional Trail is a 5.8-mile out-and-back near Corcoran, MN. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi899 – 948 ft6.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 45.13109, -93.52199
Nearest town Corcoran, MN
Directions
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Medicine Lake Regional Trail
5.8 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 58 min
Elevation 900–949 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 45.13109, -93.52199
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:15 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Medicine Lake Regional Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 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
91% paved9% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:01 AMSunset 7:15 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~56 min). Leave by 5:59 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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