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Rice Creek North Regional Trail Corridor

Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant

12.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 4 hr 8 min

Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant is a 12.4-mile out-and-back in Rice Creek North Regional Trail Corridor near Spring Lake Park, 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 ft14.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unity Wellness Path 45.10762, -93.25545
Nearest town Spring Lake Park, MN
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Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant

12.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 4 hr 8 min

Elevation 877–916 ft

Out & Back · Rice Creek North Regional Trail Corridor

Trailhead: Unity Wellness Path · 45.10762, -93.25545

Weather Sep 22: Mostly clear, high 63°F / low 45° · precip 1% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:12 PM

Transit-accessible: Madison St stop 60 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Unity Wellness Path, heading N.
  2. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  3. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  5. 1.7 miBear right, heading E.
  6. 0.5 miBear right, heading SE.
  7. 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  10. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  12. 1 miTurn right onto Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant, heading N.
  13. 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
  14. 400 ftTurn right, heading N.
  15. 100 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 NE.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  22. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  24. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  25. 300 ftBear right, heading NE.
  26. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  27. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  28. 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
  29. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  30. 250 ftBear right, heading N.
  31. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  32. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  33. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  34. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  35. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  36. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  37. 400 ftSharp left, heading S.
  38. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  39. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  40. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  41. 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
  42. 1.1 miBear left, heading W.
  43. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  44. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  45. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  46. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  47. 250 ftBear left, heading S.
  48. 0.5 miBear left, heading SW.
  49. 1.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  50. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  51. 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  52. 50 ftContinue straight onto Unity Wellness Path, heading W.
  53. 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-20-km-90d1

Trail surface

92% paved2% dirt6% unspecified

Weather

Mostly clearTemperature 63°F45°
Feels like42°Precip1%Wind6 mphUV5Humidity85%
Rained 0.8″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
65°45°
Sunrise 7:01 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:12 PM
Wed 65°45°
Thu 65°57° 46%
Fri 68°57°
Sat 63°59° 53%
Sun 72°58° 22%
Mon 76°58° 25%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:52 PM for the 7:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:28 PM — 14 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Madison St stop 60 m from the trailhead

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