Rice Creek North Regional Trail Corridor
Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant
14.5 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 4 hr 52 min
Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant is a 14.5-mile out-and-back in Rice Creek North Regional Trail Corridor near Coon Rapids, MN. It is mostly level, with 80 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
14.5 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 4 hr 52 min
Elevation 866–916 ft
Out & Back · Rice Creek North Regional Trail Corridor
Trailhead: 45.11865, -93.26418
Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
Transit-accessible: University Ave & 81st Ave NE stop 369 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Unity Wellness Path, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 500 ftBear left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1.7 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 1 miTurn right onto Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant, heading N.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 250 ftBear right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 200 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
- 1.7 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Unity Wellness Path, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 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 1.1 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:26 PM for the 7:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: University Ave & 81st Ave NE stop 369 m from the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant 11.4 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Unity Wellness Path 11.3 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Rice Creek West Regional Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 26 ft
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