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Rice Creek North Regional Trail Corridor

Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant

12.8 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 4 hr 18 min

Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant is a 12.8-mile out-and-back in Rice Creek North Regional Trail Corridor near Spring Lake Park, 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 ft14.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.10578, -93.25816
Nearest town Spring Lake Park, MN
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Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant

12.8 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 4 hr 18 min

Elevation 877–916 ft

Out & Back · Rice Creek North Regional Trail Corridor

Trailhead: 45.10578, -93.25816

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:14 PM

Transit-accessible: Terrace Rd stop 229 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left onto Unity Wellness Path, heading N.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  4. 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
  5. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  6. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  7. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  8. 1.7 miBear right, heading E.
  9. 0.5 miBear right, heading SE.
  10. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  11. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  12. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  13. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  14. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  15. 1 miTurn right onto Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant, heading NE.
  16. 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
  17. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
  18. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  19. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  20. 0.5 miSharp right, heading N.
  21. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  22. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  23. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  24. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  26. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  27. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  28. 250 ftBear right, heading E.
  29. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  30. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  31. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  32. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  33. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  34. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  35. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  36. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  37. 300 ftBear right, heading N.
  38. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  39. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  40. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  41. 100 ftBear right, heading N.
  42. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  43. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  44. 400 ftSharp left, heading S.
  45. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  46. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  47. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  48. 400 ftTurn right, heading W.
  49. 1.1 miBear left, heading S.
  50. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  51. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  52. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  53. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  54. 200 ftBear left, heading S.
  55. 0.5 miBear left, heading SW.
  56. 1.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  57. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  58. 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  59. 50 ftContinue straight onto Unity Wellness Path, heading W.
  60. 250 ftBear left, heading W.
  61. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  62. 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-21-km-c683

Trail surface

91% paved2% dirt7% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:14 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 6:48 PM for the 7:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:36 PM — 8 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Terrace Rd stop 229 m from the trailhead

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