Rice Creek North Regional Trail Corridor
Kerrey Lake via Rice Creek North Regional Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 36 min
Kerrey Lake via Rice Creek North Regional Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Rice Creek North Regional Trail Corridor near Circle Pines, MN. The route reaches Kerrey Lake at the turnaround, 2.3 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.
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Kerrey Lake via Rice Creek North Regional Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 36 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
- Start on Rice Creek North Regional Trail, heading S.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftReach Kerrey Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 2.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 6:19 PM for the 7:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Sunset Av stop 675 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Rice Creek North Regional Trail 10.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Rice Creek North Regional Trail 11.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Rice Creek North Regional Trail 11.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Rice Creek North Regional Trail 8.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Charley Lake via Rice Creek North Regional Trail 9.1 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Golden Lake via Rice Creek North Regional Trail 11.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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