Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant
9.6 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 3 hr 14 min
Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant is a 9.6-mile out-and-back near Spring Lake Park, MN. It is mostly level, with 54 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 · ▲ 54 ft · 3 hr 14 min
Elevation 877–916 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 45.10578, -93.25816
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:14 PM
Transit-accessible: Terrace Rd stop 229 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Unity Wellness Path, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1.7 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 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 S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading SW.
- 1.7 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Unity Wellness Path, heading N.
- 250 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 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 0.3 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 6:48 PM for the 7:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:36 PM — 8 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Terrace Rd stop 229 m from the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant 12.8 mi · ▲ 54 ft
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- Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant 9.5 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Unity Wellness Path 9.4 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Unity Wellness Path 9.4 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant 9.6 mi · ▲ 54 ft
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