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Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant

13.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 4 hr 34 min

Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant is a 13.7-mile out-and-back near Mounds View, MN. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi876 – 912 ft15.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.10183, -93.20456
Nearest town Mounds View, MN
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Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant

13.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 4 hr 34 min

Elevation 877–913 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 45.10183, -93.20456

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:12 PM

Transit-accessible: Long Lake Rd stop 383 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
  3. 0.5 miBear right, heading SE.
  4. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  9. 1 miTurn right onto Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant, heading N.
  10. 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
  11. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
  12. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  13. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  14. 0.5 miSharp right, heading N.
  15. 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  16. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  17. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  21. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  22. 250 ftBear right, heading E.
  23. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  24. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  25. 2.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  26. 1.2 miTurn right onto Rice Creek North Regional Trail, heading N.
  27. 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
  28. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  29. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  30. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  31. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  32. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  33. 1.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  34. 2.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  35. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  36. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  37. 300 ftBear right, heading W.
  38. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  39. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  40. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  41. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  42. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  43. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  44. 400 ftSharp left, heading W.
  45. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  46. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  47. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  48. 400 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  49. 250 ftContinue straight onto Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant, heading SW.
  50. 1 miBear left, heading S.
  51. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  52. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  53. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  54. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  55. 250 ftBear left, heading W.
  56. 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
  57. 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-22-km-e09b

Trail surface

93% paved2% dirt5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:01 AMSunset 7:12 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.0 mi in (~148 min). Leave by 4:24 PM for the 7:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Long Lake Rd stop 383 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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