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.

Elevation

0 mi876 – 915 ft11.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.10892, -93.18402
Nearest town Mounds View, MN

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftTurn left onto Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant, heading S.
  3. 1.2 miBear left, heading W.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  6. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 200 ftBear left, heading W.
  9. 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
  10. 1.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  11. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  12. 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
  13. 50 ftTurn right onto Unity Wellness Path, heading W.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  15. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  16. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  18. 0.8 miTurn right, heading E.
  19. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  20. 1.7 miBear right, heading E.
  21. 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
  22. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  23. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  24. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  25. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  26. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  27. 1.1 miSharp right onto Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant, heading E.
  28. 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  29. 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

93% paved7% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:59 AMSunset 7:14 PM

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.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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