Perpich Center East Pond & Luce Line Regional Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Perpich Center East Pond & Luce Line Regional Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back near Medicine Lake, MN. The route reaches Perpich Center East Pond at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. 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.
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Perpich Center East Pond & Luce Line Regional Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Elevation 882–930 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Luce Line Regional Trail · 44.99309, -93.40176
Weather Sep 26: sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:05 PM
Transit-accessible: Hwy 169 Svc Rd stop 35 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Luce Line Regional Trail, heading E.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miReach Perpich Center East Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 1.3 miArrive 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 0.4 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 6:37 PM for the 7:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:29 PM — 6 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Hwy 169 Svc Rd stop 35 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Luce Line Regional Trail Trailhead
- Medicine Lake & Medicine Lake Regional Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 107 ft
- Schaper Pond–Spring Pond, 9 lakes 8.2 mi · ▲ 107 ft
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