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Rice Creek North Regional Trail

6.9 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 2 hr 19 min

Rice Creek North Regional Trail is a 6.9-mile out-and-back near Shoreview, MN. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi892 – 929 ft7.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.09394, -93.12714
Nearest town Shoreview, MN
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Rice Creek North Regional Trail

6.9 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 2 hr 19 min

Elevation 894–928 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 45.09394, -93.12714

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:14 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 2.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  4. 1.2 miTurn right onto Rice Creek North Regional Trail, heading N.
  5. 500 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 500 ftTurn left, heading E.
  7. 1.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  9. 1.7 miArrive 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/rice-creek-north-regional-trail-out-back-11-km-78a4

Trail surface

100% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:59 AMSunset 7:14 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.0 mi in (~72 min). Leave by 5:42 PM for the 7:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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