Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant

14.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 4 hr 50 min

Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant is a 14.5-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 ft16.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.10091, -93.21326
Nearest town Mounds View, MN

Directions

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Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant

14.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 4 hr 50 min

Elevation 877–913 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 45.10091, -93.21326

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

Transit-accessible: Scotland Green Apts (W) stop 20 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  3. 0.5 miBear right, heading SE.
  4. 0.5 miBear right, heading SE.
  5. 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  8. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  10. 1 miTurn right onto Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant, heading N.
  11. 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
  12. 400 ftTurn right, heading N.
  13. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  14. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  15. 0.5 miSharp right, heading N.
  16. 400 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  17. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  18. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  22. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  23. 300 ftBear right, heading E.
  24. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  25. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  26. 2.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  27. 1.2 miTurn right onto Rice Creek North Regional Trail, heading N.
  28. 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
  29. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  30. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  31. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  32. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  33. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  34. 1.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  35. 2.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  36. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  37. 100 ftBear left, heading W.
  38. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  39. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  40. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  41. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  42. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  43. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  44. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  45. 350 ftSharp left, heading W.
  46. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  47. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  48. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  49. 400 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  50. 250 ftContinue straight onto Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant, heading W.
  51. 1.1 miBear left, heading S.
  52. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  53. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  54. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  55. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  56. 200 ftBear left, heading W.
  57. 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
  58. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  59. 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

94% paved2% dirt4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:01 AMSunset 7:12 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.5 mi in (~157 min). Leave by 4:15 PM for the 7:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Scotland Green Apts (W) stop 20 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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