Weaver Lake Park

Weaver Lake & Weaver Lake Park Beach via Medicine Lake Regional Trail

4.5 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Weaver Lake & Weaver Lake Park Beach via Medicine Lake Regional Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Weaver Lake Park near Maple Grove, MN. The route passes Weaver Lake Park Beach and Weaver Lake. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi899 – 958 ft5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Medicine Lake Regional Trail 45.12924, -93.47862
Nearest town Maple Grove, MN

Directions

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Weaver Lake & Weaver Lake Park Beach via Medicine Lake Regional Trail

4.5 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Elevation 900–956 ft

Out & Back · Weaver Lake Park

Trailhead: Medicine Lake Regional Trail · 45.12924, -93.47862

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Medicine Lake Regional Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  7. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  8. 300 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  10. 1 miPass Weaver Lake Park Beach.
  11. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  12. 300 ftPass Weaver Lake.
  13. 450 ftBear right, heading S.
  14. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  15. 0.1 miReach Weaver Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  17. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  18. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  19. 1 miBear right, heading N.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  21. 250 ftSharp left, heading N.
  22. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  23. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  24. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  25. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  26. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  27. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

95% paved5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:59 AMSunset 7:17 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:55 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:34 PM — 12 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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