Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant

13.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 4 hr 25 min

Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant is a 13.2-mile out-and-back near New Brighton, MN. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi876 – 912 ft14.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.08413, -93.18183
Nearest town New Brighton, MN

Directions

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Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant

13.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 4 hr 25 min

Elevation 875–914 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 45.08413, -93.18183

Weather Sep 24: sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:08 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 450 ftBear left, heading NW.
  3. 0.9 miTurn left onto Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant, heading NW.
  4. 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 400 ftTurn right, heading N.
  6. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  7. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  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. 100 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. 500 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  22. 500 ftTurn left, heading N.
  23. 1.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  24. 2.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  25. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  26. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  27. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  28. 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
  29. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  30. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  31. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  32. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  33. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  34. 350 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  35. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  36. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  37. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  38. 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
  39. 200 ftContinue straight onto Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant, heading W.
  40. 0.8 miTurn right, heading W.
  41. 0.9 miBear right, heading SE.
  42. 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

81% paved12% dirt7% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:03 AMSunset 7:08 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.2 mi in (~151 min). Leave by 4:18 PM for the 7:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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