Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant
8.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 47 min
Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant is an 8.3-mile out-and-back near Fridley, 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.
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Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant
8.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 47 min
Elevation 873–916 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 45.10046, -93.25389
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:14 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 1.7 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 1.1 miSharp right onto Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant, heading N.
- 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
- 1.7 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
- 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 0.9 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 6:32 PM for the 7:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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