Sumac Trail
8.4 mi · ▲ 277 ft · 2 hr 56 min
Sumac Trail is an 8.4-mile out-and-back in Elm Creek Park Reserve near Champlin, MN. It climbs 277 ft. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi856 – 929 ft9.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 45.20211, -93.43291
Nearest town Champlin, MN
Directions
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Sumac Trail
8.4 mi · ▲ 277 ft · 2 hr 56 min
Elevation 856–930 ft
Out & Back · Elm Creek Park Reserve
Trailhead: 45.20211, -93.43291
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:17 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 200 ftBear right, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading SW.
- 300 ftBear left, heading W.
- 1.4 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Sumac Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
- 1.4 miBear right, heading E.
- 300 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 350 ftBear left, heading E.
- 200 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 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 surface
59% paved32% grass6% dirt1% boardwalk2% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:59 AMSunset 7:17 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 6:30 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from this trailhead
- Monarch Trail 10.8 mi · ▲ 302 ft
- Monarch Trail 11 mi · ▲ 304 ft
- Sumac Trail 8.1 mi · ▲ 275 ft
- Sumac Trail 8.4 mi · ▲ 220 ft
- Sumac Trail 8.7 mi · ▲ 222 ft
- Monarch Trail 8.1 mi · ▲ 245 ft
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