Rice Creek North Regional Trail Corridor

East Anoka County Regional Trail

5.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 56 min

East Anoka County Regional Trail is a 5.8-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 ft6.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.13182, -93.15116
Nearest town Lexington, MN

Directions

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East Anoka County Regional Trail

5.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Elevation 883–922 ft

Out & Back · Rice Creek North Regional Trail Corridor

Trailhead: 45.13182, -93.15116

Weather Sep 22: Partly cloudy, high 63°F / low 44° · precip 1% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:12 PM

Transit-accessible: West Rd stop 59 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  3. 450 ftSharp left, heading S.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  5. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right onto East Anoka County Regional Trail, heading W.
  7. 0.7 miBear left, heading N.
  8. 1.3 miReach East Anoka County Regional Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 1.3 miBear left, heading S.
  10. 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
  11. 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  13. 0.4 miSharp right, heading E.
  14. 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
  15. 450 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

98% paved2% unspecified

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 63°F44°
Feels like45°Precip1%Wind7 mphUV5Humidity81%
Rained 0.7″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
65°40°
Sunrise 7:00 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:12 PM
Wed 65°44°
Thu 65°56° 44%
Fri 69°56°
Sat 62°59° 53%
Sun 71°58° 21%
Mon 76°58° 25%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.9 mi in (~71 min). Leave by 5:41 PM for the 7:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: West Rd stop 59 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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