Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant
13.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 4 hr 37 min
Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant is a 13.8-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.
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Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant
13.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 4 hr 37 min
Elevation 875–914 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 45.08413, -93.18183
Weather Sep 23: Overcast, high 68°F / low 47° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:10 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 450 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant, heading NW.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftBear left, heading E.
- 300 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 2.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Rice Creek North Regional Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 2.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 100 ftBear left, heading W.
- 250 ftBear right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.1 mi in (~148 min). Leave by 4:22 PM for the 7:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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