Rice Creek North Regional Trail Corridor

Rice Creek North Regional Trail

9.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 12 min

Rice Creek North Regional Trail is a 9.6-mile out-and-back in Rice Creek North Regional Trail Corridor 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.

Elevation

0 mi883 – 909 ft10.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.13182, -93.15116
Nearest town Lexington, MN

Directions

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Rice Creek North Regional Trail

9.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 12 min

Elevation 881–907 ft

Out & Back · Rice Creek North Regional Trail Corridor

Trailhead: 45.13182, -93.15116

Weather Sep 22: Mostly clear, high 63°F / low 44° · precip 1% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:12 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  3. 450 ftSharp left, heading S.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  5. 0.5 miSharp left, heading SW.
  6. 2.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  7. 1.2 miTurn right onto Rice Creek North Regional Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.3 miSharp left, heading E.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  10. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  13. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  14. 1.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  15. 2.1 miSharp right, heading W.
  16. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
  17. 0.4 miSharp right, heading S.
  18. 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
  19. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

100% paved

Weather

Mostly clearTemperature 63°F44°
Feels like45°Precip1%Wind5 mphUV5Humidity81%
Rained 0.7″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
65°40°
Sunrise 7:00 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:12 PM
Wed 65°44°
Thu 60°56° 44%
Fri 67°53°
Sat 63°57° 53%
Sun 68°59° 21%
Mon 74°57° 25%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.0 mi in (~97 min). Leave by 5:15 PM for the 7:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:04 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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