Sumac Trail
6.4 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 2 hr 10 min
Sumac Trail is a 6.4-mile out-and-back in Elm Creek Park Reserve near Champlin, MN. It is mostly level, with 83 ft of elevation gain, and mostly grass. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Sumac Trail
6.4 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 2 hr 10 min
Elevation 858–916 ft
Out & Back · Elm Creek Park Reserve
Trailhead: 45.18839, -93.45111
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:17 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading S.
- 2.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Sumac Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
- 2.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 300 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 6:49 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:41 PM — 6 min before dark.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Mud Lake–Goose Lake, 6 lakes 16 mi · ▲ 248 ft
- West Arbor Lake & Teal Lake via Medicine Lake Regional Trail 14.7 mi · ▲ 289 ft
- Monarch Trail 9 mi · ▲ 168 ft
- Monarch Trail 9.5 mi · ▲ 171 ft
- Sumac Trail 6.7 mi · ▲ 86 ft
- Monarch Trail 6.4 mi · ▲ 109 ft
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