Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant
14 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 4 hr 41 min
Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant is a 14-mile out-and-back near Mounds View, 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
14 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 4 hr 41 min
Elevation 877–915 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 45.10679, -93.21340
Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 65°F / low 45° · precip 1% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
Transit-accessible: Eastwood Dr stop 535 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 1 miTurn right onto Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 300 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 2.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Rice Creek North Regional Trail, heading N.
- 500 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 2.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 250 ftBear right, heading W.
- 200 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 W.
- 400 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant, heading W.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 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
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.6 mi in (~162 min). Leave by 4:10 PM for the 7:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:09 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Eastwood Dr stop 535 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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