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Rice Creek North Regional Trail Corridor

Golden Lake via Rice Creek North Regional Trail

11.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 46 min

Golden Lake via Rice Creek North Regional Trail is an 11.3-mile out-and-back in Rice Creek North Regional Trail Corridor near Circle Pines, MN. The route reaches Golden Lake at the turnaround, 5.7 miles in. 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 mi879 – 912 ft12.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.14701, -93.14107
Nearest town Circle Pines, MN
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Golden Lake via Rice Creek North Regional Trail

11.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 46 min

Elevation 881–913 ft

Out & Back · Rice Creek North Regional Trail Corridor

Trailhead: 45.14701, -93.14107

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:16 PM

Transit-accessible: Sunset Av stop 675 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Rice Creek North Regional Trail, heading S.
  2. 1.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  3. 1.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  4. 2.1 miSharp right, heading W.
  5. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  6. 0.4 miSharp right, heading NE.
  7. 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 0.3 miReach Golden Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  12. 450 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  13. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  14. 0.5 miSharp left, heading W.
  15. 2.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  16. 2 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/golden-lake-out-back-18-km

Trail surface

92% paved5% gravel3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:16 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~35 min). Leave by 6:21 PM for the 7:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Sunset Av stop 675 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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