Rice Creek North Regional Trail Corridor

Rice Creek North Regional Trail

9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr

Rice Creek North Regional Trail is a 9-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 – 909 ft9.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.12914, -93.15348
Nearest town Lexington, MN

Directions

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Rice Creek North Regional Trail

9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr

Elevation 881–907 ft

Out & Back · Rice Creek North Regional Trail Corridor

Trailhead: 45.12914, -93.15348

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:12 PM

Transit-accessible: Lovell Rd stop 502 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 250 ftBear right, heading S.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 0.5 miSharp left, heading SE.
  5. 2.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  6. 1.2 miTurn right onto Rice Creek North Regional Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.3 miSharp left, heading E.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  9. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  11. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  12. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  13. 1.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  14. 2.1 miSharp right, heading W.
  15. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
  16. 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
  17. 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

100% paved

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:12 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.7 mi in (~89 min). Leave by 5:23 PM for the 7:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Lovell Rd stop 502 m from the trailhead

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