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Rice Creek North Regional Trail Corridor

East Anoka County Regional Trail

8.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 52 min

East Anoka County Regional Trail is an 8.6-mile out-and-back in Rice Creek North Regional Trail Corridor near Lexington, MN. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi883 – 922 ft9.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.11117, -93.16860
Nearest town Lexington, MN
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East Anoka County Regional Trail

8.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 52 min

Elevation 881–922 ft

Out & Back · Rice Creek North Regional Trail Corridor

Trailhead: 45.11117, -93.16860

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:14 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.5 miSharp right, heading NE.
  4. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  5. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  6. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  11. 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
  12. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  13. 0.4 miContinue straight onto East Anoka County Regional Trail, heading N.
  14. 0.8 miBear left, heading N.
  15. 1.3 miReach East Anoka County Regional Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 1.3 miBear left, heading S.
  17. 1.2 miBear right, heading S.
  18. 100 ftBear left, heading S.
  19. 250 ftBear right, heading S.
  20. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  22. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  23. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  24. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  25. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  26. 350 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  27. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  28. 0.5 miArrive 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/east-anoka-county-regional-trail-out-back-14-km

Trail surface

96% paved3% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:59 AMSunset 7:14 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.3 mi in (~106 min). Leave by 5:09 PM for the 7:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:14 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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