Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant

8.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 52 min

Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant is an 8.6-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.

Elevation

0 mi883 – 912 ft9.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.13140, -93.12729
Nearest town Circle Pines, MN

Directions

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Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant

8.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 52 min

Elevation 881–911 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 45.13140, -93.12729

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:12 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  3. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  4. 2.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  7. 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
  8. 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  12. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  13. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  14. 350 ftSharp left, heading W.
  15. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  16. 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  17. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  19. 250 ftContinue straight onto Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant, heading S.
  20. 350 ftBear left, heading S.
  21. 150 ftSharp right, heading S.
  22. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  23. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  24. 100 ftBear right, heading S.
  25. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  26. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  27. 250 ftSharp left, heading S.
  28. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  29. 0.5 miSharp right, heading N.
  30. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  31. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  32. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  33. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  34. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  35. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  36. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  37. 250 ftBear right, heading E.
  38. 100 ftBear left, heading E.
  39. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  40. 2.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  41. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  42. 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

97% paved3% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:12 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:51 PM for the 7:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:28 PM — 13 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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