Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant

6.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 14 min

Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant is a 6.7-mile out-and-back near Circle Pines, 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 ft7.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.12422, -93.12707
Nearest town Circle Pines, MN

Directions

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Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant

6.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 14 min

Elevation 881–908 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 45.12422, -93.12707

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  3. 1.8 miTurn left, heading S.
  4. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  6. 300 ftBear right, heading SE.
  7. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  11. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  13. 400 ftSharp left, heading W.
  14. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  15. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  16. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  17. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  18. 250 ftContinue straight onto Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant, heading S.
  19. 350 ftBear left, heading S.
  20. 150 ftSharp right, heading S.
  21. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  22. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  23. 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
  24. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  26. 250 ftSharp left, heading W.
  27. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  28. 0.5 miSharp right, heading N.
  29. 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
  30. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  31. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  32. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  33. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  34. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  35. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  36. 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
  37. 100 ftBear left, heading E.
  38. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  39. 1.8 miTurn left, heading E.
  40. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

96% paved4% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:12 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 7:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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