Minnesota trails · Medicine Lake Regional Trail
Medicine Lake Regional Trail
A 16.4-mile network in Minnesota, with 156 ft of climbing. Reaches Edward Lake and other lake destinations.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the middle third: 50% of the ascent falls between mile 5.5 and mile 11.0. It gives back about 291 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Edward Lake (lake)
- Pomerleau Lake (lake)
- Lake Camelot (lake)
- Medicine Lake (lake)
Getting there
Medicine Lake Regional Trail access. About 17 min drive (10 mi) from Minneapolis. 44.99489, -93.40772 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:58 a.m., the sun rises at 7:27 a.m. and sets at 6:30 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:00 p.m. (CDT) — 11 h 03 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 16.4-mile route takes roughly 6 h 08 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 1:36 p.m. — 4 h 55 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Mississippi River — 18.0 mi