Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant
12.6 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 4 hr 13 min
Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant is a 12.6-mile out-and-back near Mounds View, MN. It is mostly level, with 26 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
12.6 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 4 hr 13 min
Elevation 877–908 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 45.09377, -93.19523
Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 66°F / low 45° · precip 1% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
Transit-accessible: Cr 10 / Cr H stop 136 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 1 miTurn right onto Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant, heading N.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading E.
- 100 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 2.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Rice Creek North Regional Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 2.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 100 ftBear left, heading W.
- 250 ftBear right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 400 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant, heading SW.
- 1 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left, 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.5 mi in (~134 min). Leave by 4:38 PM for the 7:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Cr 10 / Cr H stop 136 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant 12 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Unity Wellness Path 7.4 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant 5.7 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant 5.7 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Rice Creek & Rice Creek West 6 mi · ▲ 54 ft
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