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Mississippi Gateway Regional Park

Rush Creek Regional Trail Footpath & Rush Creek Regional Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 26 min

Rush Creek Regional Trail Footpath & Rush Creek Regional Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Mississippi Gateway Regional Park near Coon Creek, MN. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi820 – 863 ft5.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.15275, -93.30480
Nearest town Coon Creek, MN
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Rush Creek Regional Trail Footpath & Rush Creek Regional Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 26 min

Elevation 819–863 ft

Out & Back · Mississippi Gateway Regional Park

Trailhead: 45.15275, -93.30480

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

Transit-accessible: Drake Street stop 99 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 500 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  10. 150 ftBear right onto Coon Rapids Dam, heading S.
  11. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  12. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  13. 250 ftBear right onto Rush Creek Regional Trail, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  15. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  17. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  18. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  19. 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
  20. 50 ftBear right onto Rush Creek Regional Trail Footpath, heading NW.
  21. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Rush Creek Regional Trail, heading SW.
  22. 50 ftContinue straight onto Rush Creek Regional Trail Footpath, heading W.
  23. 350 ftBear right onto Rush Creek Regional Trail, heading W.
  24. 50 ftBear right onto Rush Creek Regional Trail Footpath, heading W.
  25. 50 ftContinue straight onto Rush Creek Regional Trail, heading W.
  26. 50 ftContinue straight onto Rush Creek Regional Trail Footpath, heading W.
  27. 400 ftTurn left onto Rush Creek Regional Trail, heading W.
  28. 50 ftReach Rush Creek Regional Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  29. 50 ftTurn right onto Rush Creek Regional Trail Footpath, heading W.
  30. 400 ftContinue straight onto Rush Creek Regional Trail, heading W.
  31. 50 ftContinue straight onto Rush Creek Regional Trail Footpath, heading W.
  32. 50 ftBear left onto Rush Creek Regional Trail, heading W.
  33. 50 ftBear left onto Rush Creek Regional Trail Footpath, heading W.
  34. 350 ftContinue straight onto Rush Creek Regional Trail, heading W.
  35. 50 ftContinue straight onto Rush Creek Regional Trail Footpath, heading W.
  36. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  37. 50 ftBear right onto Rush Creek Regional Trail, heading W.
  38. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  39. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  40. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  41. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  42. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  43. 250 ftBear left, heading E.
  44. 150 ftBear right onto Coon Rapids Dam, heading E.
  45. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  46. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  47. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  48. 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
  49. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  50. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  51. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  52. 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
  53. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  54. 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/rush-creek-regional-trail-footpath-rush-creek-regional-trail-out-back-7-km

Trail surface

61% paved32% dirt6% gravel1% other

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:15 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 6:44 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:40 PM — 4 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Drake Street stop 99 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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