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Rush Creek Regional Trail

Oxbow Creek West Pond–Rush Creek Regional Trail Footpath, 3 sights

9 mi · ▲ 86 ft · 3 hr 3 min

Oxbow Creek West Pond–Rush Creek Regional Trail Footpath, 3 sights is a 9-mile out-and-back in Rush Creek Regional Trail near Coon Creek, MN. The route reaches Oxbow Creek West Pond at the turnaround, 4.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 86 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi820 – 883 ft11.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.15236, -93.30104
Nearest town Coon Creek, MN
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Oxbow Creek West Pond–Rush Creek Regional Trail Footpath, 3 sights

9 mi · ▲ 86 ft · 3 hr 3 min

Elevation 819–883 ft

Out & Back · Rush Creek Regional Trail

Trailhead: 45.15236, -93.30104

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:13 PM

Transit-accessible: Crane St stop 73 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 250 ftBear right, heading NW.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 300 ftTurn left, heading S.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  10. 150 ftBear right onto Coon Rapids Dam, heading S.
  11. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  12. 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
  13. 250 ftBear right onto Rush Creek Regional Trail, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  15. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  17. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  18. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  19. 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
  20. 50 ftBear right onto Rush Creek Regional Trail Footpath, heading W.
  21. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Rush Creek Regional Trail, heading SW.
  22. 100 ftContinue straight onto Rush Creek Regional Trail Footpath, heading W.
  23. 350 ftBear right onto Rush Creek Regional Trail, heading W.
  24. 50 ftBear right onto Rush Creek Regional Trail Footpath, heading W.
  25. 50 ftContinue straight onto Rush Creek Regional Trail, heading W.
  26. 50 ftContinue straight onto Rush Creek Regional Trail Footpath, heading W.
  27. 400 ftTurn left onto Rush Creek Regional Trail, heading W.
  28. 300 ftContinue straight onto Rush Creek Regional Trail Footpath, heading W.
  29. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Rush Creek Regional Trail, heading W.
  30. 50 ftContinue straight onto Rush Creek Regional Trail Footpath, heading W.
  31. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  32. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Rush Creek Regional Trail, heading N.
  33. 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
  34. 50 ftTurn right onto Rush Creek Regional Trail Footpath, heading NW.
  35. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Rush Creek Regional Trail, heading SW.
  36. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  37. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  38. 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
  39. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  40. 0.2 miReach Oxbow Creek West Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  41. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  42. 150 ftBear left, heading W.
  43. 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
  44. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Rush Creek Regional Trail Footpath, heading S.
  45. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  46. 50 ftBear right onto Rush Creek Regional Trail, heading E.
  47. 150 ftContinue straight onto Rush Creek Regional Trail Footpath, heading E.
  48. 0.7 miSharp left, heading E.
  49. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Rush Creek Regional Trail, heading E.
  50. 50 ftContinue straight onto Rush Creek Regional Trail Footpath, heading E.
  51. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Rush Creek Regional Trail, heading SE.
  52. 200 ftTurn right onto Rush Creek Regional Trail Footpath, heading SE.
  53. 400 ftContinue straight onto Rush Creek Regional Trail, heading NE.
  54. 50 ftContinue straight onto Rush Creek Regional Trail Footpath, heading NE.
  55. 50 ftBear left onto Rush Creek Regional Trail, heading NE.
  56. 50 ftBear left onto Rush Creek Regional Trail Footpath, heading NE.
  57. 350 ftContinue straight onto Rush Creek Regional Trail, heading E.
  58. 100 ftContinue straight onto Rush Creek Regional Trail Footpath, heading N.
  59. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  60. 50 ftBear right onto Rush Creek Regional Trail, heading SE.
  61. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  62. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  63. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  64. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  65. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  66. 250 ftBear left, heading E.
  67. 100 ftBear right onto Coon Rapids Dam, heading E.
  68. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  69. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  70. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  71. 300 ftTurn right, heading E.
  72. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  73. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  74. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  75. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  76. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  77. 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/oxbow-creek-west-pond-oxbow-creek-west-pond-out-back-5-sights-15-km-f693

Trail surface

58% dirt39% paved3% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 7:01 AMSunset 7:13 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 6:39 PM for the 7:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:41 PM — 1 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Crane St stop 73 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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