Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant
7.1 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 2 hr 23 min
Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant is a 7.1-mile out-and-back near Shoreview, MN. 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 Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant
7.1 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 2 hr 23 min
Elevation 881–914 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 45.09437, -93.14785
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:14 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant, heading S.
- 350 ftBear left, heading S.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftBear left, heading E.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.9 miTurn 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.
Trail surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 6:29 PM for the 7:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Rice Creek 16 mi · ▲ 106 ft
- Rice Creek & Rice Creek West via Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant 14.8 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Rice Creek 15.1 mi · ▲ 107 ft
- Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant 6.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Long Lake via Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant 12 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Golden Lake 7.8 mi · ▲ 26 ft
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