Rice Creek North Regional Trail
12.8 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 4 hr 17 min
Rice Creek North Regional Trail is a 12.8-mile out-and-back near Spring Lake Park, MN. It is mostly level, with 28 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
12.8 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 4 hr 17 min
Elevation 884–935 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 45.12464, -93.23280
Weather Sep 22: Mostly clear, high 63°F / low 45° · precip 1% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
Transit-accessible: Baltimore St stop 6 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 1.6 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.
- 500 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 3.6 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 1.3 miArrive 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 1.1 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 6:26 PM for the 7:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Baltimore St stop 6 m from the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Rice Creek North Regional Trail 13.4 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- Unity Wellness Path 12.2 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Rice Creek Parkway 5.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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