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Elm Creek Park Reserve

Sumac Trail

6 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 2 min

Sumac Trail is a 6-mile out-and-back in Elm Creek Park Reserve near Fletcher, MN. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi866 – 942 ft7.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.15343, -93.48288
Nearest town Fletcher, MN
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Sumac Trail

6 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 2 min

Elevation 865–942 ft

Out & Back · Elm Creek Park Reserve

Trailhead: 45.15343, -93.48288

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:15 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.9 miTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Sumac Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  7. 250 ftSharp right, heading E.
  8. 0.2 miSharp right onto Monarch Trail, heading E.
  9. 350 ftTurn left onto Monarch Long Loop, heading E.
  10. 250 ftBear right, heading E.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  12. 1 miBear right, heading S.
  13. 0.5 miSharp right onto Medicine Lake Regional Trail, heading SW.
  14. 1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  15. 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
  16. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  17. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  18. 0.4 miSharp left, heading N.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  21. 0.4 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-0f60

Trail surface

66% paved12% grass11% dirt10% gravel1% boardwalk

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:15 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~39 min). Leave by 6:16 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:10 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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