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Rice Creek North Regional Trail Corridor

Golden Lake

7.8 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 2 hr 37 min

Golden Lake is a 7.8-mile out-and-back in Rice Creek North Regional Trail Corridor near Shoreview, MN. The route reaches Golden Lake at the turnaround, 3.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi883 – 915 ft8.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.09437, -93.14785
Nearest town Shoreview, MN
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Golden Lake

7.8 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 2 hr 37 min

Elevation 881–914 ft

Out & Back · Rice Creek North Regional Trail Corridor

Trailhead: 45.09437, -93.14785

Weather Sep 20: Light drizzle, high 64°F / low 53° · precip 1% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:16 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  3. 0.9 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  7. 1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  9. 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  10. 0.4 miSharp right, heading NE.
  11. 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  13. 0.3 miReach Golden Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  16. 450 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  17. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  18. 0.7 miSharp left, heading SW.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  20. 1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  22. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  23. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  24. 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
  25. 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/golden-lake-out-back-13-km-7af1

Trail surface

92% paved8% gravel

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 64°F53°
Precip1%Wind9 mphUV4Humidity71%
Rained 0.6″ 2 days ago (0.8″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
65°50°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:16 PM
Mon 59°47°
Tue 66°44°
Wed 69°49°
Thu 64°56° 29%
Fri 65°56°
Sat 63°56° 25%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.0 mi in (~72 min). Leave by 5:43 PM for the 7:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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