Rice Creek Parkway
8.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 42 min
Rice Creek Parkway is an 8.1-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 mi883 – 912 ft8.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 45.13948, -93.12238
Nearest town Circle Pines, MN
Directions
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Rice Creek Parkway
8.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 42 min
Elevation 884–913 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 45.13948, -93.12238
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:16 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 2.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Rice Creek Parkway, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading W.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 2.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 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
99% paved1% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:16 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:52 PM for the 7:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:34 PM — 11 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from this trailhead
- Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant 9.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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