Rice Creek North Regional Trail Corridor
Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant
6 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 2 min
Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant is a 6-mile out-and-back in Rice Creek North Regional Trail Corridor near Shoreview, MN. It is mostly level, with 53 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 Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant
6 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 2 min
Elevation 875–908 ft
Out & Back · Rice Creek North Regional Trail Corridor
Trailhead: 45.09359, -93.17601
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:14 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftBear left, heading E.
- 300 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 300 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 400 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.1 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 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:51 PM for the 7:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:32 PM — 12 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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- Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant 12.9 mi · ▲ 53 ft
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