Rice Creek & Unity Wellness Path
6.7 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 2 hr 16 min
Rice Creek & Unity Wellness Path is a 6.7-mile out-and-back in Rice Creek Trail West near Coon Rapids, MN. The route passes Rice Creek before reaching Rice Creek at the turnaround, 3.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 83 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 & Unity Wellness Path
6.7 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 2 hr 16 min
Elevation 850–906 ft
Out & Back · Rice Creek Trail West
Trailhead: 45.11040, -93.27778
Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:13 PM
Transit-accessible: Pearson/Craigbrook stop 110 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Unity Wellness Path, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.7 miPass Rice Creek.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right, heading S.
- 100 ftReach Rice Creek, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miArrive 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 1.4 mi in (~34 min). Leave by 6:19 PM for the 7:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Pearson/Craigbrook stop 110 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant 14.8 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant 14.6 mi · ▲ 82 ft
- Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant 11.7 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant 11.5 mi · ▲ 82 ft
- Unity Wellness Path 11.6 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- Unity Wellness Path 11.4 mi · ▲ 82 ft
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