Rice Creek & Rice Creek West
5.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 53 min
Rice Creek & Rice Creek West is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in Silver View Park near Mounds View, MN. The route reaches Rice Creek at the turnaround, 2.7 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
5.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 53 min
Elevation 882–916 ft
Out & Back · Silver View Park
Trailhead: 45.10679, -93.21340
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:14 PM
Transit-accessible: Eastwood Dr stop 535 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 500 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Rice Creek West, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 150 ftPass Rice Creek.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left, heading S.
- 450 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 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 1.9 mi in (~47 min). Leave by 6:07 PM for the 7:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:17 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Eastwood Dr stop 535 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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