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Elm Creek Park Reserve

Rice Street Beach via Sumac Trail

11.6 mi · ▲ 196 ft · 3 hr 58 min

Rice Street Beach via Sumac Trail is an 11.6-mile out-and-back in Elm Creek Park Reserve near Champlin, MN. The route reaches Rice Street Beach. It is mostly level, with 196 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi850 – 929 ft12.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.18941, -93.39642
Nearest town Champlin, MN
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Rice Street Beach via Sumac Trail

11.6 mi · ▲ 196 ft · 3 hr 58 min

Elevation 850–930 ft

Out & Back · Elm Creek Park Reserve

Trailhead: 45.18941, -93.39642

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

Transit-accessible: Miller Rd stop 99 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftPass Rice Street Beach.
  6. 1.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  7. 1.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  8. 0.9 miBear right, heading S.
  9. 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
  10. 300 ftBear left, heading S.
  11. 1.4 miBear right, heading S.
  12. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 0.3 miTurn left onto Sumac Trail, heading W.
  14. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  15. 100 ftReach Rice Street Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  17. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  18. 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
  19. 1.4 miBear right, heading N.
  20. 350 ftBear left, heading N.
  21. 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
  22. 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
  23. 1.1 miBear right, heading E.
  24. 1.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  25. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  26. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  27. 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-street-beach-meadowlark-trail-out-back-21-km-624c

Trail surface

74% paved23% grass2% dirt1% boardwalk

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:15 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.9 mi in (~71 min). Leave by 5:43 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Miller Rd stop 99 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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