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Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant

12.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 4 hr 10 min

Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant is a 12.5-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.

Elevation

0 mi876 – 915 ft14.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.11879, -93.15821
Nearest town Lexington, MN
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Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant

12.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 4 hr 10 min

Elevation 877–916 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 45.11879, -93.15821

Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 65°F / low 44° · precip 1% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:12 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  4. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  8. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  10. 400 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  11. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  12. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  13. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  14. 400 ftTurn right, heading S.
  15. 200 ftContinue straight onto Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant, heading S.
  16. 1.1 miBear left, heading S.
  17. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  18. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  19. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  20. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  21. 250 ftBear left, heading W.
  22. 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
  23. 1.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  24. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  25. 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
  26. 50 ftTurn right onto Unity Wellness Path, heading W.
  27. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  28. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  29. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  30. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  31. 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
  32. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  33. 1.7 miBear right, heading E.
  34. 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
  35. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  36. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  37. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  38. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  39. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  40. 1 miTurn right onto Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant, heading S.
  41. 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  42. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  43. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  44. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  45. 0.5 miSharp right, heading NE.
  46. 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
  47. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  48. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  49. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  50. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  51. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  52. 200 ftBear left, heading E.
  53. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  54. 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-19-km-cf65

Trail surface

91% paved2% dirt7% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 65°F44°
Precip1%Wind6 mphUV5Humidity71%
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 62°51° 53%
Fri 70°57°
Sat 68°59° 63%
Sun 67°60° 23%
Mon 75°57° 29%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.4 mi in (~108 min). Leave by 5:04 PM for the 7:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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