Rice Creek & Rice Creek West
3.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 19 min
Rice Creek & Rice Creek West is a 3.9-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, 1.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 26 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
3.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 19 min
Elevation 852–903 ft
Out & Back · Rice Creek Trail West
Trailhead: 45.10241, -93.21246
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:14 PM
Transit-accessible: Scotland Green Apts (E) stop 187 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Rice Creek West, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 300 ftPass Rice Creek.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right, heading W.
- 100 ftReach Rice Creek, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftBear left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 1 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 150 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 1.3 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 6:22 PM for the 7:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:01 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Scotland Green Apts (E) stop 187 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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