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Locke County Park

Locke Lake–Rice Creek, 3 lakes

2.5 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 52 min

Locke Lake–Rice Creek, 3 lakes is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Locke County Park near Fridley, MN. The route passes Rice Creek and Locke Lake before reaching Rice Creek at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi830 – 886 ft3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.09663, -93.25089
Nearest town Fridley, MN
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Locke Lake–Rice Creek, 3 lakes

2.5 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 52 min

Elevation 829–885 ft

Out & Back · Locke County Park

Trailhead: 45.09663, -93.25089

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:14 PM

Transit-accessible: 72 Av Ne stop 600 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftPass Rice Creek.
  3. 200 ftTurn right onto Rice Creek West Regional Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  5. 350 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  6. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  7. 0.3 miBear right onto Rice Creek Regional Trail West, heading S.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Rice Creek West Regional Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.5 miPass Rice Creek.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  11. 100 ftReach Locke Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Rice Creek Regional Trail West, heading E.
  13. 50 ftBear left onto Rice Creek West Regional Trail, heading E.
  14. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  15. 400 ftTurn right, heading E.
  16. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  17. 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/locke-lake-rice-creek-out-back-7-lakes-4-km

Trail surface

98% paved2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:14 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:54 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:14 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:44 PM.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 72 Av Ne stop 600 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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