Rice Creek Parkway
5.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 54 min
Rice Creek Parkway is a 5.7-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 ft6.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 45.12422, -93.12707
Nearest town Circle Pines, MN
Directions
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Rice Creek Parkway
5.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 54 min
Elevation 884–913 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 45.12422, -93.12707
Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 2.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Rice Creek Parkway, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 2.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 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 1.2 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 6:22 PM for the 7:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant 16 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Rice Creek Parkway 6.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant 6.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant 7.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Rice Creek North Regional Trail 3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Rice Creek North Regional Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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