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.
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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
- Start on Hiking Club Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miPass Rice Lake.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Hiking Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miReach Rice Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Hiking Club Trail, heading E.
- 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.
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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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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