AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Elm Creek Park Reserve

Sumac Trail

8 mi · ▲ 273 ft · 2 hr 48 min

Sumac Trail is an 8-mile out-and-back in Elm Creek Park Reserve near Champlin, MN. It climbs 273 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi856 – 929 ft8.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.19823, -93.43440
Nearest town Champlin, MN
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Sumac Trail

8 mi · ▲ 273 ft · 2 hr 48 min

Elevation 856–930 ft

Out & Back · Elm Creek Park Reserve

Trailhead: 45.19823, -93.43440

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  4. 0.9 miBear right, heading S.
  5. 0.5 miBear right, heading SW.
  6. 350 ftBear left, heading W.
  7. 1.4 miBear right, heading SE.
  8. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left onto Sumac Trail, heading S.
  10. 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
  11. 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  13. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  14. 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
  15. 1.4 miBear right, heading N.
  16. 300 ftBear left, heading NE.
  17. 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
  18. 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
  19. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  20. 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/sumac-trail-out-back-13-km-f863

Trail surface

62% paved34% grass3% dirt1% boardwalk

Weather

Sunrise 6:59 AMSunset 7:17 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 6:36 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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