Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant

8.1 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 44 min

Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant is an 8.1-mile out-and-back near Spring Lake Park, MN. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi876 – 915 ft9.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.10066, -93.25168
Nearest town Spring Lake Park, MN

Directions

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Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant

8.1 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 44 min

Elevation 877–916 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 45.10066, -93.25168

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:14 PM

Transit-accessible: Jackson St stop 794 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  3. 0.6 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 S.
  11. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  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 SW.
  15. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  16. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  17. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  18. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  19. 250 ftBear left, heading S.
  20. 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
  21. 1.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  22. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  23. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  24. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

95% paved5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:14 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 6:35 PM for the 7:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Jackson St stop 794 m from the trailhead

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