Rice Creek & Rice Creek West
6 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 2 min
Rice Creek & Rice Creek West is a 6-mile out-and-back in Rice Creek Trail West near Mounds View, MN. The route passes Rice Creek before reaching Rice Creek at the turnaround, 3 miles in. 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.
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Rice Creek & Rice Creek West
6 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 2 min
Elevation 852–913 ft
Out & Back · Rice Creek Trail West
Trailhead: 45.09377, -93.19523
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:14 PM
Transit-accessible: Cr 10 / Cr H stop 136 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 200 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Rice Creek West, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 300 ftPass Rice Creek.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftReach Rice Creek, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 1 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive 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 2.4 mi in (~60 min). Leave by 5:54 PM for the 7:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Cr 10 / Cr H stop 136 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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