Rice Creek & Rice Creek West
2.4 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 49 min
Rice Creek & Rice Creek West is a 2.4-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, 1.2 miles in. 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
2.4 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 49 min
Elevation 852–897 ft
Out & Back · Rice Creek Trail West
Trailhead: 45.09085, -93.21758
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:14 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: Gregory Dr stop 105 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Rice Creek West, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftPass Rice Creek.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftReach Rice Creek, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 1.1 miTurn left, 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 6:38 PM for the 7:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Transit-accessible: Gregory Dr stop 105 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Rice Creek & Rice Creek West 4.4 mi · ▲ 57 ft
- East Moore Lake–Rice Creek, 3 lakes 4.8 mi · ▲ 53 ft
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