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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: Unnamed 45.10780, -93.25498
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: 45.10780, -93.25498

Weather Sep 21: Overcast, high 60°F / low 48° · precip 26% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:14 PM

Transit-accessible: Madison St stop 25 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  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. 500 ftTurn left, heading N.
  14. 400 ftTurn right, heading N.
  15. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  16. 100 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. 250 ftBear right, heading E.
  26. 100 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. 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
  30. 250 ftBear right, heading N.
  31. 150 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. 350 ftSharp left, heading S.
  38. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  39. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  40. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  41. 400 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. 200 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 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-e435

Trail surface

92% paved2% dirt6% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 60°F48°
Precip26%Wind5 mphUV2Humidity87%
Rained 0.8″ 3 days ago (0.9″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°45° 2 AM: 1% rain3 AM: 1% rain12 PM: 2% rain1 PM: 16% rain2 PM: 26% rain3 PM: 22% rain4 PM: 14% rain5 PM: 3% rain6 PM: 1% rain7 PM: 1% rain8 PM: 1% rain9 PM: 1% rain10 PM: 1% rain11 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 7:00 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:14 PM
Tue 62°44°
Wed 65°45°
Thu 68°56° 48%
Fri 68°55°
Sat 67°61° 45%
Sun 74°59° 25%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:53 PM for the 7:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:30 PM — 13 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Madison St stop 25 m from the trailhead

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