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Rice Lake via Medicine Lake Regional Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 31 ft · 57 min

Rice Lake via Medicine Lake Regional Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back near Maple Grove, MN. The route reaches Rice Lake at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 31 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi896 – 948 ft3.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.13313, -93.46874
Nearest town Maple Grove, MN
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Rice Lake via Medicine Lake Regional Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 31 ft · 57 min

Elevation 896–949 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 45.13313, -93.46874

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:13 PM

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 350 ftBear left, heading S.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  4. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  5. 300 ftBear left, heading S.
  6. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  7. 100 ftBear left, heading S.
  8. 50 ftTurn right onto Medicine Lake Regional Trail, heading S.
  9. 1.3 miReach Rice Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.6 miSharp left, heading NW.
  11. 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
  12. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  13. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  14. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  15. 300 ftTurn right, heading E.
  16. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  17. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  18. 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/rice-lake-out-back-5-km-5ea6

Trail surface

100% paved

Weather

Sunrise 7:02 AMSunset 7:13 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 6:35 PM for the 7:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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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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