Rice Creek North Regional Trail
7.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 34 min
Rice Creek North Regional Trail is a 7.7-mile out-and-back near Lexington, 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.
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Rice Creek North Regional Trail
7.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 34 min
Elevation 881–907 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 45.11879, -93.15821
Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 65°F / low 44° · precip 1% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 2.1 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.
- 2.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 300 ftArrive 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 3.4 mi in (~83 min). Leave by 5:29 PM for the 7:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant 12.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Rice Creek North Regional Trail 8.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Rice Creek Parkway 3.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Rice Creek Parkway 3.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Rice Creek Parkway 3.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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