Rice Creek North Regional Trail
10.2 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 3 hr 26 min
Rice Creek North Regional Trail is a 10.2-mile out-and-back near Mounds View, MN. It is mostly level, with 54 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
10.2 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 3 hr 26 min
Elevation 884–932 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 45.12429, -93.20486
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:14 PM
Transit-accessible: Coral Sea Street & 84th Lane stop 503 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 3.6 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.
- 3.6 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 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
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.7 mi in (~114 min). Leave by 5:00 PM for the 7:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Coral Sea Street & 84th Lane stop 503 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Rice Creek North Regional Trail 10.8 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Unity Wellness Path 13.3 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- East Anoka County Regional Trail 7.9 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Unity Wellness Path 13.4 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Kerrey Lake 7.8 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Rice Creek 12.1 mi · ▲ 106 ft
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