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Rice Creek North Regional Trail Corridor

Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant

7.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 37 min

Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant is a 7.8-mile out-and-back in Rice Creek North Regional Trail Corridor near Mounds View, 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 mi876 – 915 ft9.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.10679, -93.21340
Nearest town Mounds View, MN
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Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant

7.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 37 min

Elevation 877–915 ft

Out & Back · Rice Creek North Regional Trail Corridor

Trailhead: 45.10679, -93.21340

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:14 PM

Transit-accessible: Eastwood Dr stop 535 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  4. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  6. 0.6 miBear right, heading SE.
  7. 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  10. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  11. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  12. 1 miTurn right onto Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant, heading N.
  13. 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
  14. 400 ftTurn right, heading N.
  15. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  16. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  17. 0.5 miSharp right, heading N.
  18. 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
  19. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  20. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  22. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  24. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  25. 300 ftBear right, heading E.
  26. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  27. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  28. 100 ftBear left, heading E.
  29. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  30. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  31. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  32. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  33. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  34. 250 ftBear right, heading N.
  35. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  36. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  37. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  38. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  39. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  40. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  41. 350 ftSharp left, heading S.
  42. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  43. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  44. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  45. 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
  46. 1.1 miBear left, heading W.
  47. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  48. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  49. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  50. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  51. 250 ftBear left, heading S.
  52. 0.6 miBear left, heading S.
  53. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  54. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  55. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  56. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/rice-creek-trail-twin-city-army-ammunition-plant-out-back-13-km-034c

Trail surface

88% paved4% dirt8% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:59 AMSunset 7:14 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.3 mi in (~82 min). Leave by 5:32 PM for the 7:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Eastwood Dr stop 535 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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