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Rice Creek North Regional Trail Corridor

Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant

14.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 4 hr 46 min

Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant is a 14.3-mile out-and-back in Rice Creek North Regional Trail Corridor 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 ft16.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.12914, -93.15348
Nearest town Lexington, MN
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Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant

14.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 4 hr 46 min

Elevation 877–916 ft

Out & Back · Rice Creek North Regional Trail Corridor

Trailhead: 45.12914, -93.15348

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:12 PM

Transit-accessible: Lovell Rd stop 502 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 250 ftBear right, heading S.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 0.5 miBear right, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  8. 300 ftBear right, heading SE.
  9. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  12. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  13. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  14. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  15. 400 ftSharp left, heading W.
  16. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  17. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  18. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  19. 400 ftTurn right, heading S.
  20. 250 ftContinue straight onto Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant, heading S.
  21. 1 miBear left, heading S.
  22. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  23. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  24. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  25. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  26. 250 ftBear left, heading W.
  27. 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
  28. 1.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  29. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  30. 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
  31. 50 ftTurn right onto Unity Wellness Path, heading W.
  32. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  33. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  34. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  35. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  36. 0.8 miTurn right, heading E.
  37. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  38. 1.7 miBear right, heading E.
  39. 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
  40. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  41. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  42. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  43. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  44. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  45. 1 miTurn right onto Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant, heading SE.
  46. 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
  47. 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  48. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  49. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  50. 0.5 miSharp right, heading N.
  51. 400 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  52. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  53. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  54. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  55. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  56. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  57. 200 ftBear left, heading N.
  58. 250 ftBear right, heading E.
  59. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  60. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  61. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  62. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
  63. 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
  64. 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-f67a

Trail surface

92% paved2% dirt6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:12 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.2 mi in (~130 min). Leave by 4:42 PM for the 7:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Lovell Rd stop 502 m from the trailhead

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