Rice Creek West Regional Trail
3.3 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 7 min
Rice Creek West Regional Trail is a 3.3-mile out-and-back near Coon Rapids, 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 Regional Trail
3.3 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 7 min
Elevation 852–879 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 45.11865, -93.26418
Weather Sep 20: Light drizzle, high 63°F / low 53° · precip 1% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:16 PM
Transit-accessible: University Ave & 81st Ave NE stop 369 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 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 S.
- 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.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:53 PM for the 7:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:34 PM — 12 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: University Ave & 81st Ave NE stop 369 m from the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant 14.5 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant 11.4 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Unity Wellness Path 11.3 mi · ▲ 53 ft
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