Rice Creek North Regional Trail Corridor

East Anoka County Regional Trail

7.9 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 40 min

East Anoka County Regional Trail is a 7.9-mile out-and-back in Rice Creek North Regional Trail Corridor near Mounds View, MN. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi883 – 932 ft8.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.12429, -93.20486
Nearest town Mounds View, MN

Directions

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East Anoka County Regional Trail

7.9 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 40 min

Elevation 883–932 ft

Out & Back · Rice Creek North Regional Trail Corridor

Trailhead: 45.12429, -93.20486

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:16 PM

Transit-accessible: Coral Sea Street & 84th Lane stop 503 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  5. 1.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  8. 0.1 miContinue straight onto East Anoka County Regional Trail, heading NE.
  9. 0.8 miBear left, heading N.
  10. 1.3 miReach East Anoka County Regional Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 1.3 miBear left, heading S.
  12. 0.9 miBear right, heading S.
  13. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  15. 1.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  17. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  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 surface

99% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:16 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.9 mi in (~97 min). Leave by 5:19 PM for the 7:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:08 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Coral Sea Street & 84th Lane stop 503 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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