Elm Creek Park Reserve

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  3. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
  4. 200 ftBear right, heading S.
  5. 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
  6. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 0.9 miBear right, heading SE.
  8. 0.5 miBear right, heading SW.
  9. 300 ftBear left, heading W.
  10. 1.4 miBear right, heading S.
  11. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  12. 0.3 miTurn left onto Sumac Trail, heading S.
  13. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  14. 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  15. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  16. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  17. 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
  18. 1.4 miBear right, heading E.
  19. 300 ftBear left, heading N.
  20. 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
  21. 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
  22. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  23. 350 ftBear left, heading E.
  24. 200 ftSharp right, heading E.
  25. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  26. 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

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