AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Elm Creek Park Reserve

Sumac Trail

7.7 mi · ▲ 315 ft · 2 hr 43 min

Sumac Trail is a 7.7-mile out-and-back in Elm Creek Park Reserve near Champlin, MN. It climbs 315 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi856 – 929 ft8.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.19909, -93.43654
Nearest town Champlin, MN
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Sumac Trail

7.7 mi · ▲ 315 ft · 2 hr 43 min

Elevation 856–930 ft

Out & Back · Elm Creek Park Reserve

Trailhead: 45.19909, -93.43654

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  3. 0.9 miBear right, heading S.
  4. 0.5 miBear right, heading W.
  5. 300 ftBear left, heading W.
  6. 1.4 miBear right, heading SE.
  7. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left onto Sumac Trail, heading S.
  9. 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
  10. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  12. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  13. 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
  14. 1.4 miBear right, heading N.
  15. 350 ftBear left, heading N.
  16. 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
  17. 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
  18. 0.1 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-12-km-c437

Trail surface

61% paved35% grass3% dirt1% boardwalk

Weather

Sunrise 6:59 AMSunset 7:17 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 6:40 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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