Clifton E. French Regional Park
Medicine Lake Regional Trail
5.5 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 1 hr 53 min
Medicine Lake Regional Trail is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Clifton E. French Regional Park near New Hope, MN. It is mostly level, with 107 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
5.5 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 1 hr 53 min
Elevation 893–976 ft
Out & Back · Clifton E. French Regional Park
Trailhead: 45.03322, -93.39057
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:15 PM
Transit-accessible: 42 Av N stop 23 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 450 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Medicine Lake Regional Trail, heading W.
- 500 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Meadow Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Medicine Lake Regional Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 200 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~48 min). Leave by 6:07 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:17 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: 42 Av N stop 23 m from the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- South West Trail Loop 13 mi · ▲ 242 ft
- South West Trail Loop 13 mi · ▲ 242 ft
- Medicine Lake Regional Trail 5.9 mi · ▲ 107 ft
- Medicine Lake Regional Trail 5.7 mi · ▲ 107 ft
- Medicine Lake Regional Trail 5.6 mi · ▲ 134 ft
- Bassett Creek Regional Trail 7.5 mi · ▲ 134 ft
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