Rice Creek Parkway

5.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 58 min

Rice Creek Parkway is a 5.9-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 ft6.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.12425, -93.13037
Nearest town Circle Pines, MN

Directions

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Rice Creek Parkway

5.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 58 min

Elevation 884–913 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 45.12425, -93.13037

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  4. 2.2 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 SW.
  8. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  12. 2.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  14. 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 7:00 AMSunset 7:12 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 6:20 PM for the 7:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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