AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Elm Creek Park Reserve

Sumac Trail

8.4 mi · ▲ 220 ft · 2 hr 55 min

Sumac Trail is an 8.4-mile out-and-back in Elm Creek Park Reserve near Champlin, MN. It is mostly level, with 220 ft of elevation gain. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi856 – 929 ft8.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.20004, -93.43267
Nearest town Champlin, MN
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Sumac Trail

8.4 mi · ▲ 220 ft · 2 hr 55 min

Elevation 856–930 ft

Out & Back · Elm Creek Park Reserve

Trailhead: 45.20004, -93.43267

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  4. 0.9 miBear right, heading S.
  5. 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
  6. 1.8 miTurn right, heading N.
  7. 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left onto Sumac Trail, heading S.
  9. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  10. 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  12. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  13. 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
  14. 1.8 miBear right, heading NE.
  15. 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
  16. 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
  17. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  18. 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-14-km-6008

Trail surface

52% paved43% grass3% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:59 AMSunset 7:17 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 6:33 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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