Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant

2.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 52 min

Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant is a 2.6-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 – 899 ft3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.09377, -93.19523
Nearest town Mounds View, MN

Directions

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Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant

2.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 52 min

Elevation 877–900 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 45.09377, -93.19523

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:14 PM

Transit-accessible: Cr 10 / Cr H stop 136 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  4. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  6. 1.1 miSharp right onto Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant, heading NE.
  7. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 1.2 miBear left, heading S.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  11. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  12. 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

90% paved1% boardwalk9% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:59 AMSunset 7:14 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 6:30 PM for the 7:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Cr 10 / Cr H stop 136 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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