Rice Creek & Rice Creek West
10.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 3 hr 39 min
Rice Creek & Rice Creek West is a 10.9-mile out-and-back near Mounds View, MN. The route reaches Rice Creek at the turnaround, 5.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 26 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
10.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 3 hr 39 min
Elevation 882–917 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 45.12451, -93.21352
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:16 PM
Transit-accessible: Eastwood Dr stop 722 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 1.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 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.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 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 N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 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 4.9 mi in (~119 min). Leave by 4:57 PM for the 7:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Eastwood Dr stop 722 m from the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Rice Creek North Regional Trail 11.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Rice Creek North Regional Trail 12.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Unity Wellness Path 12.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Rice Creek Parkway 4.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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