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Elm Creek Park Reserve

Sumac Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 48 min

Sumac Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Elm Creek Park Reserve near Champlin, MN. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi886 – 932 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.15950, -93.46505
Nearest town Champlin, MN
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Sumac Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 48 min

Elevation 885–931 ft

Out & Back · Elm Creek Park Reserve

Trailhead: 45.15950, -93.46505

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Sumac Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  6. 250 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  7. 350 ftBear left, heading SE.
  8. 300 ftTurn right, heading E.
  9. 500 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 500 ftTurn left, heading E.
  11. 250 ftBear right, heading E.
  12. 350 ftSharp left, heading W.
  13. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  14. 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  15. 0.1 miArrive 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-4-km-18ea

Trail surface

81% paved11% dirt8% grass

Weather

Sunrise 6:59 AMSunset 7:17 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 6:51 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:38 PM — 8 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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