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Elm Creek Park Reserve

Rice Lake–Elm Creek Swim Pond, 5 sights

5.3 mi · ▲ 58 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Rice Lake–Elm Creek Swim Pond, 5 sights is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Elm Creek Park Reserve near Osseo, MN. The route passes Elm Creek Park Reserve Beach, Elm Creek Swim Pond and Rice Lake. It is mostly level, with 58 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi876 – 932 ft7.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.14161, -93.42506
Nearest town Osseo, MN
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Rice Lake–Elm Creek Swim Pond, 5 sights

5.3 mi · ▲ 58 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Elevation 876–932 ft

Out & Back · Elm Creek Park Reserve

Trailhead: 45.14161, -93.42506

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:15 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftPass Elm Creek Park Reserve Beach.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  7. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  8. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftTurn left onto Northern Lights Trail, heading SW.
  10. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading NW.
  11. 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
  12. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  13. 150 ftPass Elm Creek Swim Pond.
  14. 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  15. 350 ftBear left onto Medicine Lake Regional Trail, heading S.
  16. 0.6 miSharp right, heading NW.
  17. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
  18. 350 ftSharp left, heading S.
  19. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  20. 0.3 miPass Rice Lake.
  21. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  22. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  23. 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
  24. 350 ftBear left, heading S.
  25. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  26. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  27. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  28. 500 ftReach Rice Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  29. 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  30. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  31. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  32. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  33. 350 ftBear left, heading SW.
  34. 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  35. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  36. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
  37. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  38. 0.6 miBear right onto Valley Trail, heading E.
  39. 350 ftBear left, heading NE.
  40. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  41. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  42. 300 ftContinue straight onto Northern Lights Trail, heading N.
  43. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  44. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  45. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  46. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  47. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  48. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  49. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  50. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/rice-lake-elm-creek-swim-pond-out-back-6-lakes-9-km-c55a

Trail surface

77% paved16% dirt4% boardwalk3% grass

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:15 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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