Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant

16.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 5 hr 23 min

Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant is a 16.1-mile out-and-back near Shoreview, 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.

Elevation

0 mi876 – 922 ft18.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.09701, -93.14628
Nearest town Shoreview, MN

Directions

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Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant

16.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 5 hr 23 min

Elevation 877–922 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 45.09701, -93.14628

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:12 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  7. 1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
  9. 250 ftBear right, heading NW.
  10. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  14. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  15. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  16. 350 ftSharp left, heading W.
  17. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  18. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  19. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  20. 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
  21. 200 ftContinue straight onto Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant, heading S.
  22. 1.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  23. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  24. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  25. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  26. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  27. 250 ftBear left, heading S.
  28. 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
  29. 1.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  30. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  31. 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
  32. 50 ftTurn right onto Unity Wellness Path, heading W.
  33. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  34. 500 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  35. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  36. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  37. 0.8 miTurn right, heading NW.
  38. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  39. 1.7 miBear right, heading E.
  40. 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
  41. 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
  42. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  43. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  44. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  45. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  46. 1 miTurn right onto Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant, heading SE.
  47. 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  48. 400 ftTurn right, heading S.
  49. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  50. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  51. 0.5 miSharp right, heading N.
  52. 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
  53. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  54. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  55. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  56. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  57. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  58. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  59. 300 ftBear right, heading N.
  60. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  61. 1 miTurn right, heading E.
  62. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  63. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  64. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  65. 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
  66. 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

93% paved2% dirt5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:12 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.1 mi in (~151 min). Leave by 4:21 PM for the 7:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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