Rice Creek North Regional Trail Corridor

Rice Creek Parkway

4.8 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Rice Creek Parkway is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Rice Creek North Regional Trail Corridor near Mounds View, MN. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi879 – 932 ft5.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.12429, -93.20486
Nearest town Mounds View, MN

Directions

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Rice Creek Parkway

4.8 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Elevation 879–932 ft

Out & Back · Rice Creek North Regional Trail Corridor

Trailhead: 45.12429, -93.20486

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:16 PM

Transit-accessible: Coral Sea Street & 84th Lane stop 503 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  5. 1.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  8. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
  10. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  11. 300 ftBear right, heading S.
  12. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  15. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  16. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  17. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  18. 400 ftSharp left, heading W.
  19. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  20. 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  21. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  22. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  23. 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
  24. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  25. 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
  26. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Rice Creek Parkway, heading NE.
  27. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  28. 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  29. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  30. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  31. 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

94% paved4% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:16 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 6:39 PM for the 7:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Coral Sea Street & 84th Lane stop 503 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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