Round Lake–Rush Lake, 4 lakes
15.7 mi · ▲ 134 ft · 5 hr 18 min
Round Lake–Rush Lake, 4 lakes is a 15.7-mile out-and-back near Mounds View, MN. The route passes Sunfish Lake and Round Lake before reaching Rush Lake at the turnaround, 7.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 134 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Round Lake–Rush Lake, 4 lakes
15.7 mi · ▲ 134 ft · 5 hr 18 min
Elevation 881–987 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 45.10828, -93.21377
Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
Transit-accessible: Eastwood Dr stop 372 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Rice Creek Parkway, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 100 ftBear right, heading E.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant, heading SE.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 1.9 miTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftPass Sunfish Lake.
- 1.1 miPass Round Lake.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miPass Rush Lake.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miReach Round Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 1.9 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftBear left, heading N.
- 250 ftBear right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Rice Creek Parkway, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 300 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 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 surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.9 mi in (~97 min). Leave by 5:15 PM for the 7:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Eastwood Dr stop 372 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant 14.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant 14 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Unity Wellness Path 8.8 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant 7.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Unity Wellness Path 7.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant 7.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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