Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant
6.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 18 min
Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant is a 6.9-mile out-and-back near Circle Pines, 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
6.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 18 min
Elevation 881–908 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 45.12425, -93.13037
Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 65°F / low 44° · precip 1% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 1.8 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 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 SW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading E.
- 250 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 1.8 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 6:20 PM for the 7:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Rice Creek Parkway 5.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Rice Creek Parkway 6.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant 7.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Rice Creek North Regional Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Rice Creek North Regional Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Rice Creek North Regional Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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