Rice Creek North Regional Trail Corridor

Rice Creek Parkway

4.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Rice Creek Parkway is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Rice Creek North Regional Trail Corridor near Lexington, 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 mi879 – 912 ft5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.12914, -93.15348
Nearest town Lexington, MN

Directions

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Rice Creek Parkway

4.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Elevation 879–913 ft

Out & Back · Rice Creek North Regional Trail Corridor

Trailhead: 45.12914, -93.15348

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 250 ftBear right, heading S.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 0.5 miBear right, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left onto Rice Creek Parkway, heading W.
  10. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  12. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  13. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  14. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  15. 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
  16. 300 ftBear left, heading SW.
  17. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  18. 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  19. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  20. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  21. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  22. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  23. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  24. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  26. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  27. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  28. 200 ftBear left, heading E.
  29. 250 ftBear right, heading E.
  30. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  31. 0.4 miContinue straight onto East Anoka County Regional Trail, heading N.
  32. 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  33. 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
  34. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  35. 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
  36. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

95% paved4% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:12 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 6:45 PM for the 7:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:35 PM — 7 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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