Rice Creek North Regional Trail Corridor
Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant
6.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 6 min
Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant is a 6.3-mile out-and-back in Rice Creek North Regional Trail Corridor near Mounds View, MN. It is mostly level, with 0 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
6.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 6 min
Elevation 875–908 ft
Out & Back · Rice Creek North Regional Trail Corridor
Trailhead: 45.09406, -93.20120
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:14 PM
Transit-accessible: Cr 10 / Cr H stop 563 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 1 miTurn right onto Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant, heading N.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 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 NE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading E.
- 100 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.6 mi in (~64 min). Leave by 5:50 PM for the 7:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Cr 10 / Cr H stop 563 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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