Rice Creek via Unity Wellness Path
4.8 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 37 min
Rice Creek via Unity Wellness Path is a 4.8-mile out-and-back near Coon Rapids, MN. The route reaches Rice Creek at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. 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 via Unity Wellness Path
4.8 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 37 min
Elevation 866–906 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 45.11506, -93.26343
Weather Sep 20: Light drizzle, high 63°F / low 53° · precip 1% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:16 PM
Transit-accessible: 81st Ave NE & University Ave E Svc Rd NE stop 11 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Unity Wellness Path, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 500 ftBear left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading S.
- 300 ftReach Rice Creek, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 300 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, 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 0.9 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 6:33 PM for the 7:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: 81st Ave NE & University Ave E Svc Rd NE stop 11 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant 14.1 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant 11 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Unity Wellness Path 10.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Rice Creek West Regional Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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