AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Elm Creek Park Reserve

Sumac Trail

9.4 mi · ▲ 218 ft · 3 hr 15 min

Sumac Trail is a 9.4-mile out-and-back in Elm Creek Park Reserve near Champlin, MN. It is mostly level, with 218 ft of elevation gain. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi856 – 929 ft9.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.20243, -93.42471
Nearest town Champlin, MN
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Sumac Trail

9.4 mi · ▲ 218 ft · 3 hr 15 min

Elevation 856–930 ft

Out & Back · Elm Creek Park Reserve

Trailhead: 45.20243, -93.42471

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:15 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  3. 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
  4. 0.9 miBear right, heading S.
  5. 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
  6. 1.8 miTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
  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 N.
  15. 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
  16. 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
  17. 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
  18. 450 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-15-km-71a0

Trail surface

58% paved39% grass3% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:15 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 6:17 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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