Rice Creek North Regional Trail
10.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 30 min
Rice Creek North Regional Trail is a 10.5-mile out-and-back near Lino Lakes, 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
10.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 30 min
Elevation 881–908 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Rice Creek North Regional Trail · 45.14503, -93.10956
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:16 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Rice Creek North Regional Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 2.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 300 ftBear right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 400 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 400 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 400 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 300 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 2.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 1.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left, heading N.
- 250 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 300 ftBear left, heading N.
- 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 1.0 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 6:32 PM for the 7:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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