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Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant

16 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 5 hr 22 min

Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant is a 16-mile out-and-back near Circle Pines, MN. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi876 – 915 ft18.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.12422, -93.12707
Nearest town Circle Pines, MN
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Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant

16 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 5 hr 22 min

Elevation 877–916 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 45.12422, -93.12707

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

Transit-accessible: Terrace Rd stop 20 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  3. 1.8 miTurn left, heading S.
  4. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  6. 300 ftBear right, heading SE.
  7. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  11. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  13. 400 ftSharp left, heading W.
  14. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  15. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  16. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  17. 400 ftTurn right, heading S.
  18. 200 ftContinue straight onto Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant, heading S.
  19. 1.1 miBear left, heading S.
  20. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  21. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  22. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  23. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  24. 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
  25. 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
  26. 1.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  27. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  28. 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
  29. 50 ftTurn right onto Unity Wellness Path, heading W.
  30. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  31. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  32. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  33. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  34. 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
  35. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  36. 1.7 miBear right, heading E.
  37. 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
  38. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  39. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  40. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  41. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  42. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  43. 1 miTurn right onto Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant, heading SE.
  44. 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  45. 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  46. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  47. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  48. 0.5 miSharp right, heading NE.
  49. 400 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  50. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  51. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  52. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  53. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  54. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  55. 200 ftBear left, heading N.
  56. 250 ftBear right, heading E.
  57. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  58. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  59. 1.8 miTurn left, heading E.
  60. 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-fc11

Trail surface

93% paved2% dirt5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:12 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.1 mi in (~151 min). Leave by 4:21 PM for the 7:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Terrace Rd stop 20 m from the trailhead

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