AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Elm Creek Park Reserve

Sumac Trail

6.2 mi · ▲ 233 ft · 2 hr 11 min

Sumac Trail is a 6.2-mile out-and-back in Elm Creek Park Reserve near Champlin, MN. It is mostly level, with 233 ft of elevation gain, and mostly grass. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi856 – 929 ft6.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.18965, -93.44232
Nearest town Champlin, MN
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Sumac Trail

6.2 mi · ▲ 233 ft · 2 hr 11 min

Elevation 856–929 ft

Out & Back · Elm Creek Park Reserve

Trailhead: 45.18965, -93.44232

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  3. 0.5 miBear left, heading SW.
  4. 1.8 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left onto Sumac Trail, heading S.
  7. 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  11. 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
  12. 1.8 miBear right, heading NE.
  13. 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
  14. 0.2 miArrive 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/sumac-trail-out-back-10-km-040a

Trail surface

60% grass36% paved4% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:59 AMSunset 7:17 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:57 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:17 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:46 PM.

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