Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant
9.9 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 3 hr 20 min
Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant is a 9.9-mile out-and-back near New Brighton, MN. It is mostly level, with 80 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
9.9 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 3 hr 20 min
Elevation 875–916 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 45.08413, -93.18183
Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 450 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 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.
- 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 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.
- 500 ftReach 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.
- 200 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.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.9 miBear 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.1 mi in (~76 min). Leave by 5:36 PM for the 7:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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