Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant
11.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 44 min
Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant is an 11.2-mile out-and-back near Lexington, 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.
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Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant
11.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 44 min
Elevation 877–916 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 45.11117, -93.16860
Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant, heading W.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 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.
- 0.1 miReach 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 NE.
- 1.7 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
- 250 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.
- 1 miTurn right onto Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 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
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.7 mi in (~91 min). Leave by 5:21 PM for the 7:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Rice Creek North Regional Trail 10.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Rice Creek North Regional Trail 11.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Rice Lake–Marshan Lake, 4 sights 14.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- East Anoka County Regional Trail 8.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant 1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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