Rice Creek Parkway
3.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 15 min
Rice Creek Parkway is a 3.7-mile out-and-back near Mounds View, MN. It is mostly level, with 27 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 Parkway
3.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 15 min
Elevation 879–932 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 45.12424, -93.19314
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:16 PM
Transit-accessible: Coral Sea Street & 84th Lane stop 456 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Rice Creek Parkway, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.8 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 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 6:51 PM for the 7:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:35 PM — 10 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Coral Sea Street & 84th Lane stop 456 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Reshanau Lake via Rice Creek North Regional Trail 11 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- East Moore Lake–Rice Creek, 3 lakes 12.7 mi · ▲ 137 ft
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