Rice Lake State Park
Rice Lake & Hiking Trail
3 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 2 min
Rice Lake & Hiking Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back in Rice Lake State Park near Rice Lake, MN. The route reaches Rice Lake. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Rice Lake & Hiking Trail
3 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 2 min
Elevation 1,241–1,272 ft
Out & Back · Rice Lake State Park
Trailhead: Hiking Trail · 44.08947, -93.05999
Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:06 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Hiking Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Hiking Club Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Rice Lake.
- 0.5 miTurn 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 S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Hiking Club Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Hiking Trail, heading NW.
- 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 1.2 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 6:17 PM for the 7:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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