Rice Creek–Rice Creek Parkway, 3 sights
10.9 mi · ▲ 57 ft · 3 hr 40 min
Rice Creek–Rice Creek Parkway, 3 sights is a 10.9-mile out-and-back near Mounds View, MN. The route reaches Rice Creek at the turnaround, 5.5 miles in. 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 Parkway, 3 sights
10.9 mi · ▲ 57 ft · 3 hr 40 min
Elevation 879–932 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 45.12426, -93.19549
Weather Sep 22: Clear, high 63°F / low 44° · precip 1% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
Transit-accessible: Coral Sea Street & 84th Lane stop 284 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Rice Creek Parkway, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 1.6 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.8 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.
- 300 ftPass Rice Creek.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miReach Rice Creek, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Rice Creek Parkway, heading NW.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 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 5.0 mi in (~121 min). Leave by 4:51 PM for the 7:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Coral Sea Street & 84th Lane stop 284 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Rice Creek North Regional Trail 9.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Sunfish Lake 10.1 mi · ▲ 55 ft
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