Rice Creek Parkway

8.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 50 min

Rice Creek Parkway is an 8.5-mile out-and-back near Lino Lakes, 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 ft9.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.13142, -93.10710
Nearest town Lino Lakes, MN

Directions

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Rice Creek Parkway

8.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 50 min

Elevation 884–913 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 45.13142, -93.10710

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:14 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
  3. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  4. 2.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left onto Rice Creek Parkway, heading W.
  7. 0.1 miSharp right, heading W.
  8. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  12. 2.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  13. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  14. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

99% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:59 AMSunset 7:14 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 6:43 PM for the 7:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:40 PM — 3 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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