Long Lake Loop via Rice Creek West
4.4 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Long Lake Loop via Rice Creek West is a 4.4-mile loop in Long Lake Park near Mounds View, MN. The route reaches Long Lake. 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.
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Long Lake Loop via Rice Creek West
4.4 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Elevation 866–913 ft
Loop · Long Lake Park
Trailhead: 45.10243, -93.20943
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:16 PM
Transit-accessible: Long Lake Rd stop 174 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 450 ftPass Long Lake.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Rice Creek West, heading SE.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miThe loop closes 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 2.1 mi in (~53 min). Leave by 6:03 PM for the 7:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Long Lake Rd stop 174 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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