Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant

9.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 12 min

Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant is a 9.6-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 – 909 ft10.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.14258, -93.12205
Nearest town Circle Pines, MN

Directions

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Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant

9.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 12 min

Elevation 881–908 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 45.14258, -93.12205

Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 65°F / low 44° · precip 1% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:12 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 1.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  3. 2.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  6. 300 ftBear right, heading SW.
  7. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  11. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  13. 400 ftSharp left, heading W.
  14. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  15. 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  16. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  18. 250 ftContinue straight onto Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant, heading S.
  19. 350 ftBear left, heading S.
  20. 150 ftSharp right, heading S.
  21. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  22. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  23. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  24. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  26. 250 ftSharp left, heading W.
  27. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  28. 0.5 miSharp right, heading N.
  29. 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
  30. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  31. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  32. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  33. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  34. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  35. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  36. 300 ftBear right, heading NE.
  37. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  38. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  39. 2.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  40. 0.9 miArrive 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

OvercastTemperature 65°F44°
Precip1%Wind5 mphUV5Humidity72%
Rained 0.7″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
65°40°
Sunrise 7:00 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:12 PM
Wed 67°45°
Thu 63°51° 52%
Fri 70°57°
Sat 68°59° 62%
Sun 67°60° 23%
Mon 75°57° 29%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 6:45 PM for the 7:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:34 PM — 7 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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