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Elm Creek Park Reserve

Teal Lake via Medicine Lake Regional Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 112 ft · 1 hr 27 min

Teal Lake via Medicine Lake Regional Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Elm Creek Park Reserve near Osseo, MN. The route reaches Teal Lake at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 112 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi876 – 938 ft4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.14922, -93.45943
Nearest town Osseo, MN
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Teal Lake via Medicine Lake Regional Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 112 ft · 1 hr 27 min

Elevation 876–937 ft

Out & Back · Elm Creek Park Reserve

Trailhead: 45.14922, -93.45943

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 450 ftSharp left, heading S.
  3. 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  4. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  5. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  6. 0.8 miSharp right onto Medicine Lake Regional Trail, heading SE.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 200 ftReach Teal Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  13. 0.5 miSharp left, heading N.
  14. 0.8 miTurn right, heading NW.
  15. 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
  16. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  17. 0.3 miSharp right, heading N.
  18. 50 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/teal-lake-out-back-7-km

Trail surface

89% paved6% grass4% dirt1% boardwalk

Weather

Sunrise 6:59 AMSunset 7:17 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 6:49 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:39 PM — 7 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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