Rice Creek West
4.8 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 37 min
Rice Creek West is a 4.8-mile out-and-back near Mounds View, MN. It is mostly level, with 26 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 West
4.8 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 37 min
Elevation 882–915 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 45.10679, -93.21340
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:14 PM
Transit-accessible: Eastwood Dr stop 535 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 450 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Rice Creek West, heading S.
- 0.5 miReach Rice Creek West, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftBear left, heading E.
- 450 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 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
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~56 min). Leave by 5:58 PM for the 7:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Eastwood Dr stop 535 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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