Rice Creek North Regional Trail Corridor

Rice Creek North Regional Trail

11.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 52 min

Rice Creek North Regional Trail is an 11.6-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 ft12.9 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Rice Creek North Regional Trail

11.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 52 min

Elevation 881–913 ft

Out & Back · Rice Creek North Regional Trail Corridor

Trailhead: 45.14701, -93.14107

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:14 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. 2.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  7. 250 ftBear right, heading S.
  8. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  11. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  12. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  13. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  14. 350 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  15. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  16. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  17. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  19. 250 ftContinue straight onto Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant, heading SW.
  20. 350 ftBear left, heading S.
  21. 150 ftSharp right, heading S.
  22. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  23. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  24. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  25. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  26. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  27. 250 ftSharp left, heading W.
  28. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  29. 0.5 miSharp right, heading N.
  30. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  31. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  32. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  33. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  34. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  35. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  36. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  37. 250 ftBear right, heading E.
  38. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  39. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  40. 2.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  41. 1.2 miTurn left onto Rice Creek North Regional Trail, heading N.
  42. 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

95% paved2% dirt3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:59 AMSunset 7:14 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 6:20 PM for the 7:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:02 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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