Rice Creek North Regional Trail
9.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 6 min
Rice Creek North Regional Trail is a 9.3-mile out-and-back near Mounds View, 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
9.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 6 min
Elevation 884–932 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 45.12426, -93.19549
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:16 PM
Transit-accessible: Coral Sea Street & 84th Lane stop 284 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 3.5 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.
- 3.2 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 4.2 mi in (~103 min). Leave by 5:13 PM for the 7:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:14 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Coral Sea Street & 84th Lane stop 284 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Sunfish Lake 10.1 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Rice Creek–Rice Creek Parkway, 3 sights 10.9 mi · ▲ 57 ft
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