Rice Lake State Park

Rice Lake & Hiking Trail

2.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 59 min

Rice Lake & Hiking Trail is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Rice Lake State Park near Rice Lake, MN. The route reaches Rice Lake. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,247 – 1,293 ft3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Hiking Club Trail 44.09328, -93.05985
Nearest town Rice Lake, MN

Directions

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Rice Lake & Hiking Trail

2.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 59 min

Elevation 1,246–1,294 ft

Out & Back · Rice Lake State Park

Trailhead: Hiking Club Trail · 44.09328, -93.05985

Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:06 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Hiking Club Trail, heading NW.
  2. 0.8 miPass Rice Lake.
  3. 250 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftTurn left onto Hiking Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.6 miReach Rice Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftSharp left onto Hiking Club Trail, heading E.
  8. 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

40% dirt60% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:04 AMSunset 7:06 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 6:33 PM for the 7:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:34 PM — 1 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead