Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant

12.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 4 hr 12 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 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi876 – 909 ft14.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.09406, -93.20120
Nearest town Mounds View, MN

Directions

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Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant

12.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 4 hr 12 min

Elevation 875–908 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 45.09406, -93.20120

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:12 PM

Transit-accessible: Cr 10 / Cr H stop 563 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  4. 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  6. 1 miTurn right onto Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant, heading N.
  7. 500 ftTurn left, heading N.
  8. 400 ftTurn right, heading E.
  9. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  10. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  11. 0.5 miSharp right, heading N.
  12. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  13. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  14. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  18. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  19. 250 ftBear right, heading E.
  20. 100 ftBear left, heading E.
  21. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  22. 2.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  23. 1.2 miTurn right onto Rice Creek North Regional Trail, heading N.
  24. 500 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  25. 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
  26. 1.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  27. 2.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  28. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  29. 100 ftBear left, heading W.
  30. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  31. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  32. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  33. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  34. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  35. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  36. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  37. 350 ftSharp left, heading S.
  38. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  39. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  40. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  41. 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
  42. 200 ftContinue straight onto Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant, heading W.
  43. 1.1 miBear left, heading W.
  44. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  45. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  46. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  47. 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 surface

95% paved3% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:01 AMSunset 7:12 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.9 mi in (~144 min). Leave by 4:28 PM for the 7:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:51 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Cr 10 / Cr H stop 563 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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