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Elm Creek Park Reserve

Sumac Trail

3.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 5 min

Sumac Trail is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Elm Creek Park Reserve near Fletcher, MN. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi873 – 942 ft4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.15343, -93.48288
Nearest town Fletcher, MN
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Sumac Trail

3.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 5 min

Elevation 874–942 ft

Out & Back · Elm Creek Park Reserve

Trailhead: 45.15343, -93.48288

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.9 miTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Sumac Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  7. 250 ftSharp right, heading E.
  8. 200 ftSharp right onto Monarch Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
  11. 250 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  12. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  13. 50 ftBear left onto Sumac Trail, heading W.
  14. 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  16. 0.4 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-5-km-b3c3

Trail surface

85% paved15% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:59 AMSunset 7:17 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 6:42 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:47 PM — 0 min before dark.

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