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.

Elevation

0 mi876 – 909 ft7.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.09359, -93.17601
Nearest town Shoreview, MN

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miSharp right, heading NE.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left onto Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant, heading W.
  4. 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 400 ftTurn right, heading N.
  6. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  7. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 0.5 miSharp right, heading NE.
  9. 400 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  11. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  15. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  16. 300 ftBear right, heading NE.
  17. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  18. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  19. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  20. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  21. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  22. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  23. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  24. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  25. 300 ftBear right, heading SW.
  26. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  27. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  28. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  29. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  30. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  31. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  32. 400 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  33. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  34. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  35. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  36. 400 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  37. 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
  38. 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
  39. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

74% paved7% dirt19% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:59 AMSunset 7:14 PM

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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