Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant

6.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 19 min

Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant is a 6.9-mile out-and-back near Shoreview, MN. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi883 – 915 ft8.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.09621, -93.14783
Nearest town Shoreview, MN

Directions

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Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant

6.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 19 min

Elevation 881–914 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 45.09621, -93.14783

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:12 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  6. 1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  8. 300 ftBear right, heading NW.
  9. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  12. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  13. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  14. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  15. 400 ftSharp left, heading W.
  16. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  17. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  18. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  20. 250 ftContinue straight onto Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant, heading S.
  21. 350 ftBear left, heading S.
  22. 150 ftSharp right, heading S.
  23. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  24. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  25. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  26. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  27. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  28. 250 ftSharp left, heading W.
  29. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  30. 0.5 miSharp right, heading N.
  31. 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
  32. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  33. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  34. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  35. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  36. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  37. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  38. 300 ftBear right, heading NE.
  39. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  40. 1 miTurn right, heading E.
  41. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  42. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  43. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  44. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

96% paved4% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:12 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 6:30 PM for the 7:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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