Rice Creek West Regional Trail
2.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 53 min
Rice Creek West Regional Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back near Spring Lake Park, 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.
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Rice Creek West Regional Trail
2.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 53 min
Elevation 852–893 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Unity Wellness Path · 45.10762, -93.25545
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:14 PM
Transit-accessible: Madison St stop 60 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Unity Wellness Path, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Rice Creek West Regional Trail, heading SW.
- 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Unity Wellness Path, heading N.
- 0.2 miArrive 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:52 PM for the 7:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:31 PM — 12 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Madison St stop 60 m from the trailhead
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