Rice Creek & Rice Creek West
4.4 mi · ▲ 57 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Rice Creek & Rice Creek West is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Locke County Park near Mounds View, MN. The route passes Rice Creek, Rice Creek and Rice Creek. It is mostly level, with 57 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
4.4 mi · ▲ 57 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Elevation 830–897 ft
Out & Back · Locke County Park
Trailhead: 45.09085, -93.21758
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:14 PM
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.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 150 ftPass Rice Creek.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miPass Rice Creek.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miPass Rice Creek.
- 0.4 miReach Rice Creek, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.7 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 0.6 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 6:39 PM for the 7:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- 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
- East Moore Lake–Rice Creek, 3 lakes 4.8 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Rice Creek & Rice Creek West 2.4 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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