Rice Creek
12.1 mi · ▲ 106 ft · 4 hr 5 min
Rice Creek is a 12.1-mile out-and-back near Mounds View, MN. The route passes Rice Creek before reaching Rice Creek at the turnaround, 6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 106 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
12.1 mi · ▲ 106 ft · 4 hr 5 min
Elevation 845–935 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 45.12429, -93.20486
Weather Sep 23: Overcast, high 67°F / low 46° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:10 PM
Transit-accessible: Coral Sea Street & 84th Lane stop 503 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 1.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
- 1.7 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miPass Rice Creek.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftReach Rice Creek, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 1.7 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 1 miTurn right, 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 6:43 PM for the 7:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:33 PM — 7 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Coral Sea Street & 84th Lane stop 503 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Rice Creek North Regional Trail 10.2 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Rice Creek North Regional Trail 10.8 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Unity Wellness Path 13.3 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- East Anoka County Regional Trail 7.9 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Unity Wellness Path 13.4 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Kerrey Lake 7.8 mi · ▲ 54 ft
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