Reshanau Lake via Rice Creek North Regional Trail
11 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 40 min
Reshanau Lake via Rice Creek North Regional Trail is an 11-mile out-and-back near Mounds View, MN. The route reaches Reshanau Lake at the turnaround, 5.5 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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Reshanau Lake via Rice Creek North Regional Trail
11 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 40 min
Elevation 884–932 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 45.12424, -93.19314
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:16 PM
Transit-accessible: Coral Sea Street & 84th Lane stop 456 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 3.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Rice Creek North Regional Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.6 miPass Reshanau Lake.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 300 ftReach Reshanau Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 2.9 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.0 mi in (~97 min). Leave by 5:19 PM for the 7:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:08 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Coral Sea Street & 84th Lane stop 456 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- East Moore Lake–Rice Creek, 3 lakes 12.7 mi · ▲ 137 ft
- Rice Creek Parkway 3.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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