Rice Creek North Regional Trail
12.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 4 hr 11 min
Rice Creek North Regional Trail is a 12.5-mile out-and-back near Mounds View, MN. It is mostly level, with 26 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
12.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 4 hr 11 min
Elevation 884–935 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 45.12451, -93.21352
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:16 PM
Transit-accessible: Eastwood Dr stop 722 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.9 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.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 3.6 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 6:41 PM for the 7:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:46 PM — 0 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Eastwood Dr stop 722 m from the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Rice Creek North Regional Trail 11.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Unity Wellness Path 12.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Rice Creek & Rice Creek West 10.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Rice Creek Parkway 4.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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