Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant
10 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 3 hr 21 min
Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant is a 10-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
10 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 3 hr 21 min
Elevation 871–916 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 45.10655, -93.26507
Weather Sep 22: Mostly clear, high 64°F / low 45° · precip 1% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
Transit-accessible: University Ave & Osborne Rd NE stop 87 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Unity Wellness Path, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 500 ftBear left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 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 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 S.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 200 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
- 1.7 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Unity Wellness Path, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear 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 0.5 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 6:40 PM for the 7:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:40 PM — 2 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: University Ave & Osborne Rd NE stop 87 m from the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant 13.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Unity Wellness Path 9.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Rice Creek West Regional Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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