Rice Creek North Regional Trail
6.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 16 min
Rice Creek North Regional Trail is a 6.8-mile out-and-back near North Oaks, MN. 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 mi892 – 915 ft7.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 45.11546, -93.11723
Nearest town North Oaks, MN
Directions
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Rice Creek North Regional Trail
6.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 16 min
Elevation 894–915 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 45.11546, -93.11723
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:14 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Rice Creek North Regional Trail, heading N.
- 500 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.6 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
95% paved4% boardwalk1% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:59 AMSunset 7:14 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.9 mi in (~72 min). Leave by 5:42 PM for the 7:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Rice Creek North Regional Trail 7.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Charley Lake 3.8 mi · ▲ 26 ft
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