Rice Creek North Regional Trail

3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr

Rice Creek North Regional Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back 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 mi892 – 909 ft3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.12422, -93.12707
Nearest town Circle Pines, MN

Directions

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Rice Creek North Regional Trail

3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr

Elevation 894–907 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 45.12422, -93.12707

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:12 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  4. 1.2 miTurn right onto Rice Creek North Regional Trail, heading N.
  5. 500 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 500 ftTurn left, heading E.
  7. 1.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  8. 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
  9. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

100% paved

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:12 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 6:26 PM for the 7:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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