Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant
3.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 15 min
Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant is a 3.7-mile out-and-back near New Brighton, MN. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant
3.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 15 min
Elevation 875–914 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 45.08413, -93.18183
Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 66°F / low 46° · precip 1% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 450 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading SE.
- 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:50 PM for the 7:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:29 PM — 12 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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