Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant
11.5 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 3 hr 52 min
Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant is an 11.5-mile out-and-back near Coon Rapids, MN. It is mostly level, with 82 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
11.5 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 3 hr 52 min
Elevation 850–916 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 45.10928, -93.27645
Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:13 PM
Transit-accessible: Pearson Way stop 33 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Unity Wellness Path, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 500 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1.7 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading SE.
- 250 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 NE.
- 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 S.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 200 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
- 1.7 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Unity Wellness Path, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 6:22 PM for the 7:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Pearson Way stop 33 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant 14.8 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant 14.6 mi · ▲ 82 ft
- Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant 14.4 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant 11.7 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- Unity Wellness Path 11.6 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- Unity Wellness Path 11.4 mi · ▲ 82 ft
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