AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Locke County Park

Rice Creek

16 mi · ▲ 106 ft · 5 hr 23 min

Rice Creek is a 16-mile out-and-back in Locke County Park near Shoreview, MN. The route passes Rice Creek and Rice Creek before reaching Rice Creek at the turnaround, 7.9 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.

Elevation

0 mi840 – 915 ft18.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.09621, -93.14783
Nearest town Shoreview, MN
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Rice Creek

16 mi · ▲ 106 ft · 5 hr 23 min

Elevation 839–916 ft

Out & Back · Locke County Park

Trailhead: 45.09621, -93.14783

Weather Sep 22: Partly cloudy, high 63°F / low 45° · precip 1% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:12 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  6. 1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  8. 300 ftBear right, heading NW.
  9. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  12. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  13. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  14. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  15. 400 ftSharp left, heading W.
  16. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  17. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  18. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  19. 400 ftTurn right, heading S.
  20. 250 ftContinue straight onto Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant, heading S.
  21. 1 miBear left, heading SW.
  22. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  23. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  24. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  26. 250 ftBear left, heading S.
  27. 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
  28. 1.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  29. 0.1 miPass Rice Creek.
  30. 0.3 miPass Rice Creek.
  31. 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
  32. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  33. 0.1 miPass Rice Creek.
  34. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  35. 250 ftReach Rice Creek, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  36. 200 ftBear right, heading W.
  37. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  38. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  39. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  40. 1.7 miBear right, heading E.
  41. 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
  42. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  43. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  44. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  45. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  46. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  47. 1.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  48. 400 ftTurn right, heading E.
  49. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  50. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  51. 0.5 miSharp right, heading NE.
  52. 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
  53. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  54. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  55. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  56. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  57. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  58. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  59. 300 ftBear right, heading N.
  60. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  61. 1 miTurn right, heading E.
  62. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  63. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  64. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  65. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/rice-creek-rice-creek-out-back-5-lakes

Trail surface

89% paved5% gravel2% dirt4% unspecified

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 63°F45°
Feels like45°Precip1%Wind7 mphUV5Humidity79%
Rained 0.6″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
65°45°
Sunrise 7:00 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:12 PM
Wed 65°44°
Thu 67°57° 44%
Fri 69°57°
Sat 62°59° 53%
Sun 71°59° 21%
Mon 76°59° 25%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.3 mi in (~154 min). Leave by 4:18 PM for the 7:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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