Rice Creek & Rice Creek West
3.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 3 min
Rice Creek & Rice Creek West is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Rice Creek Trail West near Mounds View, MN. The route reaches Rice Creek. 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 & Rice Creek West
3.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 3 min
Elevation 856–902 ft
Out & Back · Rice Creek Trail West
Trailhead: 45.10052, -93.21892
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:16 PM
Transit-accessible: Silver Lake Rd stop 15 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Rice Creek West, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 300 ftPass Rice Creek.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 450 ftReach Rice Creek, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.8 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.6 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 6:32 PM for the 7:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Silver Lake Rd stop 15 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant 15.3 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant 8.4 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant 8.4 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant 5.2 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Unity Wellness Path 4.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Unity Wellness Path 4.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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