Rice Creek North Regional Trail Corridor

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 in Rice Creek North Regional Trail Corridor near Circle Pines, 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 mi879 – 912 ft11.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.14701, -93.14107
Nearest town Circle Pines, MN

Directions

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Rice Creek North Regional Trail

10.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 30 min

Elevation 881–913 ft

Out & Back · Rice Creek North Regional Trail Corridor

Trailhead: 45.14701, -93.14107

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:16 PM

Transit-accessible: Sunset Av stop 675 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Rice Creek North Regional Trail, heading S.
  2. 1.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  3. 1.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  4. 2.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left onto Rice Creek Parkway, heading W.
  7. 0.1 miSharp right, heading W.
  8. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  12. 2.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  13. 1.2 miTurn left onto Rice Creek North Regional Trail, heading N.
  14. 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

96% paved4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:16 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~34 min). Leave by 6:22 PM for the 7:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:04 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Sunset Av stop 675 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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