Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant

12.9 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 4 hr 20 min

Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant is a 12.9-mile out-and-back near Shoreview, MN. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi876 – 909 ft14.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.09359, -93.17601
Nearest town Shoreview, MN

Directions

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Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant

12.9 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 4 hr 20 min

Elevation 875–908 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 45.09359, -93.17601

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miSharp right, heading NE.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left onto Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant, heading W.
  4. 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 400 ftTurn right, heading N.
  6. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  7. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 0.5 miSharp right, heading NE.
  9. 400 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  11. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  15. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  16. 300 ftBear right, heading NE.
  17. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  18. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  19. 2.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  20. 1.2 miTurn right onto Rice Creek North Regional Trail, heading N.
  21. 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
  22. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  23. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  24. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  25. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  26. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  27. 1.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  28. 2.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  29. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  30. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  31. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  32. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  33. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  34. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  35. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  36. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  37. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  38. 350 ftSharp left, heading S.
  39. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  40. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  41. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  42. 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
  43. 200 ftContinue straight onto Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant, heading W.
  44. 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
  45. 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
  46. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

88% paved3% dirt9% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:12 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.6 mi in (~138 min). Leave by 4:34 PM for the 7:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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