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Rice Creek North Regional Trail Corridor

Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant

11.3 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 3 hr 48 min

Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant is an 11.3-mile out-and-back in Rice Creek North Regional Trail Corridor near Spring Lake Park, MN. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi876 – 915 ft13.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.10066, -93.25168
Nearest town Spring Lake Park, MN
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Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant

11.3 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 3 hr 48 min

Elevation 877–916 ft

Out & Back · Rice Creek North Regional Trail Corridor

Trailhead: 45.10066, -93.25168

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:14 PM

Transit-accessible: Jackson St stop 794 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  3. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  5. 1.7 miBear right, heading E.
  6. 0.5 miBear right, heading SE.
  7. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  10. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  11. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  12. 1 miTurn right onto Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant, heading N.
  13. 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
  14. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  16. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  17. 0.5 miSharp right, heading N.
  18. 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
  19. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  20. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  22. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  24. 200 ftBear left, heading NE.
  25. 250 ftBear right, heading E.
  26. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  27. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  28. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  29. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  30. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  31. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  32. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  33. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  34. 300 ftBear right, heading N.
  35. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  36. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  37. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  38. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  39. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  40. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  41. 400 ftSharp left, heading S.
  42. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  43. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  44. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  45. 400 ftTurn right, heading W.
  46. 1.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  47. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  48. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  49. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  50. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  51. 200 ftBear left, heading S.
  52. 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
  53. 1.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  54. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  55. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  56. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/rice-creek-trail-twin-city-army-ammunition-plant-out-back-18-km-b995

Trail surface

92% paved3% dirt5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:14 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 6:35 PM for the 7:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Jackson St stop 794 m from the trailhead

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