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Elm Creek Park Reserve

Rice Street Beach

11.5 mi · ▲ 192 ft · 3 hr 56 min

Rice Street Beach is an 11.5-mile out-and-back in Elm Creek Park Reserve near Osseo, MN. The route reaches Rice Street Beach at the turnaround, 5.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 192 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi853 – 929 ft12.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.15456, -93.45009
Nearest town Osseo, MN
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Rice Street Beach

11.5 mi · ▲ 192 ft · 3 hr 56 min

Elevation 853–930 ft

Out & Back · Elm Creek Park Reserve

Trailhead: 45.15456, -93.45009

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:13 PM

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 250 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  4. 350 ftBear left, heading E.
  5. 500 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 200 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  8. 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
  10. 1.8 miBear right, heading N.
  11. 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
  12. 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
  13. 1.1 miBear right, heading E.
  14. 0.8 miPass Rice Street Beach.
  15. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftReach Rice Street Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  18. 1.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  19. 1.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  20. 0.9 miBear right, heading S.
  21. 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
  22. 1.8 miTurn right, heading SE.
  23. 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  24. 450 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  25. 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  26. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  27. 500 ftBear right, heading S.
  28. 350 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  29. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  30. 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-out-back-18-km-52a4

Trail surface

66% paved32% grass2% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 7:02 AMSunset 7:13 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.1 mi in (~79 min). Leave by 5:34 PM for the 7:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

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

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