Rice Creek North Regional Trail
11.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 50 min
Rice Creek North Regional Trail is an 11.5-mile out-and-back 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 ft12.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 45.11117, -93.16860
Nearest town Lexington, MN
Directions
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Rice Creek North Regional Trail
11.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 50 min
Elevation 881–908 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 45.11117, -93.16860
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:14 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 2.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Rice Creek North Regional Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 2.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 300 ftBear right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 400 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 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
97% paved3% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:59 AMSunset 7:14 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.0 mi in (~122 min). Leave by 4:52 PM for the 7:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Rice Creek North Regional Trail 10.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant 11.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Rice Lake–Marshan Lake, 4 sights 14.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- East Anoka County Regional Trail 8.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant 1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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