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Rice Creek North Regional Trail

7.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 28 min

Rice Creek North Regional Trail is a 7.4-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 ft8.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.11546, -93.11723
Nearest town North Oaks, MN
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Rice Creek North Regional Trail

7.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 28 min

Elevation 894–915 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 45.11546, -93.11723

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 1.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 1.2 miTurn right onto Rice Creek North Regional Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.3 miSharp left, heading E.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  8. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  10. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  12. 1.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  14. 1.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  15. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/rice-creek-north-regional-trail-out-back-12-km-5d8d

Trail surface

96% paved3% boardwalk1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:59 AMSunset 7:14 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.8 mi in (~68 min). Leave by 5:46 PM for the 7:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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