Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant
5.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 54 min
Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant is a 5.7-mile out-and-back near Shoreview, 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 mi883 – 909 ft6.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 45.10919, -93.15302
Nearest town Shoreview, MN
Directions
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Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant
5.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 54 min
Elevation 881–908 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 45.10919, -93.15302
Weather Sep 23: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:10 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant, heading S.
- 350 ftBear left, heading S.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 200 ftBear left, heading E.
- 250 ftBear right, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn 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.
Trail surface
95% paved5% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 7:02 AMSunset 7:10 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 6:39 PM for the 7:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:37 PM — 3 min before dark.
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- Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant 15 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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