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.

Elevation

0 mi879 – 912 ft5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.14701, -93.14107
Nearest town Circle Pines, MN

Directions

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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

  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. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  5. 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  8. 150 ftReach Kerrey Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
  10. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  11. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  12. 400 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  14. 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.

Trail surface

94% paved6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:16 PM

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

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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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