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Rush Creek Regional Trail

Elm Creek Park Reserve Beach & Rush Creek Regional Trail Footpath

10.6 mi · ▲ 79 ft · 3 hr 34 min

Elm Creek Park Reserve Beach & Rush Creek Regional Trail Footpath is a 10.6-mile out-and-back in Rush Creek Regional Trail near Thompson Riverview Terrace, MN. The route reaches Elm Creek Park Reserve Beach at the turnaround, 5.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 79 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi856 – 922 ft12.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.13561, -93.33805
Nearest town Thompson Riverview Terrace, MN
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Elm Creek Park Reserve Beach & Rush Creek Regional Trail Footpath

10.6 mi · ▲ 79 ft · 3 hr 34 min

Elevation 857–922 ft

Out & Back · Rush Creek Regional Trail

Trailhead: 45.13561, -93.33805

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:13 PM

Transit-accessible: 101 Av N stop 198 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 100 ftTurn left onto Shingle Creek Regional Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left onto Rush Creek Regional Trail, heading W.
  4. 200 ftContinue straight onto Rush Creek Regional Trail Footpath, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Rush Creek Regional Trail, heading W.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Rush Creek Regional Trail Footpath, heading W.
  7. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  8. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Rush Creek Regional Trail, heading NW.
  9. 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftTurn right onto Rush Creek Regional Trail Footpath, heading W.
  11. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Rush Creek Regional Trail, heading W.
  12. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  13. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  14. 0.5 miBear right, heading SW.
  15. 1.1 miBear left, heading W.
  16. 1.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  17. 250 ftPass Elm Creek Park Reserve Beach.
  18. 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
  19. 350 ftBear right, heading W.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  22. 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
  23. 150 ftReach Elm Creek Park Reserve Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  24. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  25. 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
  26. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  27. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  28. 350 ftSharp right, heading N.
  29. 1.4 miBear right, heading E.
  30. 0.8 miTurn right, heading E.
  31. 0.7 miBear left, heading SE.
  32. 0.5 miBear right, heading SE.
  33. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Rush Creek Regional Trail Footpath, heading E.
  34. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  35. 50 ftBear right onto Rush Creek Regional Trail, heading E.
  36. 150 ftContinue straight onto Rush Creek Regional Trail Footpath, heading E.
  37. 0.7 miSharp left, heading SE.
  38. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Rush Creek Regional Trail, heading NE.
  39. 50 ftContinue straight onto Rush Creek Regional Trail Footpath, heading NE.
  40. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Rush Creek Regional Trail, heading E.
  41. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  42. 100 ftContinue straight onto Shingle Creek Regional Trail, heading SE.
  43. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  44. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/elm-creek-park-reserve-beach-rush-creek-regional-trail-footpath-out-back-17-km-5d84

Trail surface

60% dirt39% paved1% boardwalk

Weather

Sunrise 7:01 AMSunset 7:13 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 6:34 PM for the 7:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 101 Av N stop 198 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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