Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant
9.6 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 3 hr 14 min
Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant is a 9.6-mile out-and-back near Mounds View, 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.
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Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant
9.6 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 3 hr 14 min
Elevation 877–916 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 45.10892, -93.18402
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:14 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant, heading S.
- 1.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 200 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
- 1.7 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Unity Wellness Path, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 1.7 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 1.1 miSharp right onto Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.9 mi in (~72 min). Leave by 5:42 PM for the 7:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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