Sumac Trail
8.7 mi · ▲ 222 ft · 3 hr 1 min
Sumac Trail is an 8.7-mile out-and-back in Elm Creek Park Reserve near Champlin, MN. It is mostly level, with 222 ft of elevation gain. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Sumac Trail
8.7 mi · ▲ 222 ft · 3 hr 1 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 left, heading W.
- 1.8 miTurn right, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 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 SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 1.8 miBear right, 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~28 min). Leave by 6:29 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:59 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 8.4 mi · ▲ 277 ft
- Monarch Trail 8.1 mi · ▲ 245 ft
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