Sumac Trail
5.9 mi · ▲ 231 ft · 2 hr 5 min
Sumac Trail is a 5.9-mile out-and-back in Elm Creek Park Reserve near Champlin, MN. It is mostly level, with 231 ft of elevation gain. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Sumac Trail
5.9 mi · ▲ 231 ft · 2 hr 5 min
Elevation 856–929 ft
Out & Back · Elm Creek Park Reserve
Trailhead: 45.18965, -93.44232
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:17 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading W.
- 300 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 1.4 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Sumac Trail, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading NW.
- 1.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 350 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miArrive 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:57 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:17 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:46 PM.
More from this trailhead
- Monarch Trail 8.5 mi · ▲ 316 ft
- Monarch Trail 9 mi · ▲ 313 ft
- Sumac Trail 6.2 mi · ▲ 233 ft
- Monarch Trail 5.9 mi · ▲ 284 ft
- Monarch Trail 6.2 mi · ▲ 233 ft
- Sumac Trail 5.9 mi · ▲ 284 ft
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