Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant

7.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 32 min

Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant is a 7.6-mile out-and-back near Spring Lake Park, 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.

Elevation

0 mi876 – 915 ft8.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.10242, -93.24323
Nearest town Spring Lake Park, MN

Directions

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Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant

7.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 32 min

Elevation 877–916 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 45.10242, -93.24323

Weather Sep 20: Light drizzle, high 63°F / low 53° · precip 1% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:16 PM

Transit-accessible: Fridley Terrace stop 95 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  5. 1.7 miBear right, heading E.
  6. 0.5 miBear right, heading SE.
  7. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  10. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  12. 1.1 miSharp right onto Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant, heading N.
  13. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  14. 1.2 miBear left, heading S.
  15. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  16. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  17. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  18. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  19. 250 ftBear left, heading W.
  20. 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
  21. 1.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  22. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  23. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  24. 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

95% paved5% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 63°F53°
Precip1%Wind8 mphUV5Humidity80%
Rained 0.8″ 2 days ago (0.9″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
65°50°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:16 PM
Mon 62°47°
Tue 63°48°
Wed 70°50°
Thu 64°56° 30%
Fri 65°57°
Sat 63°56° 26%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:56 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:16 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:46 PM.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Fridley Terrace stop 95 m from the trailhead

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