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Mississippi Gateway Regional Park

Rush Creek Regional Trail Footpath & Shingle Creek Regional Trail

10.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 3 hr 37 min

Rush Creek Regional Trail Footpath & Shingle Creek Regional Trail is a 10.8-mile out-and-back in Mississippi Gateway Regional Park near Coon Rapids, MN. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi830 – 892 ft12.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.12686, -93.30002
Nearest town Coon Rapids, MN
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Rush Creek Regional Trail Footpath & Shingle Creek Regional Trail

10.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 3 hr 37 min

Elevation 831–891 ft

Out & Back · Mississippi Gateway Regional Park

Trailhead: 45.12686, -93.30002

Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 66°F / low 45° · precip 1% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:13 PM

Transit-accessible: #9510 stop 53 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 1.2 miBear left, heading N.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Rush Creek Regional Trail, heading W.
  9. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  10. 50 ftBear right onto Rush Creek Regional Trail Footpath, heading S.
  11. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Rush Creek Regional Trail, heading W.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Rush Creek Regional Trail Footpath, heading W.
  13. 350 ftBear right onto Rush Creek Regional Trail, heading W.
  14. 50 ftBear right onto Rush Creek Regional Trail Footpath, heading W.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Rush Creek Regional Trail, heading W.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Rush Creek Regional Trail Footpath, heading W.
  17. 350 ftContinue straight onto Shingle Creek Regional Trail, heading W.
  18. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  19. 250 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  20. 300 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  21. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  22. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  23. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  24. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  25. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  26. 200 ftBear left, heading S.
  27. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  28. 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
  29. 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
  30. 1 miReach Rush Creek Regional Trail Footpath, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  31. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  32. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  33. 450 ftBear left, heading W.
  34. 0.6 miBear right, heading N.
  35. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  36. 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
  37. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  38. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  39. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  40. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  41. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  42. 300 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  43. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Rush Creek Regional Trail Footpath, heading E.
  44. 350 ftContinue straight onto Rush Creek Regional Trail, heading E.
  45. 50 ftContinue straight onto Rush Creek Regional Trail Footpath, heading SE.
  46. 50 ftBear left onto Rush Creek Regional Trail, heading E.
  47. 50 ftBear left onto Rush Creek Regional Trail Footpath, heading E.
  48. 350 ftContinue straight onto Rush Creek Regional Trail, heading S.
  49. 50 ftContinue straight onto Rush Creek Regional Trail Footpath, heading S.
  50. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  51. 50 ftBear right onto Rush Creek Regional Trail, heading NE.
  52. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  53. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  54. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  55. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  56. 1.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  57. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  58. 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-shingle-creek-regional-trail-out-back-17-km

Trail surface

87% paved13% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 66°F45°
Precip1%Wind6 mphUV5Humidity70%
Rained 0.8″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
70°45°
Sunrise 7:01 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:13 PM
Wed 68°47°
Thu 63°52° 59%
Fri 70°57°
Sat 67°60° 66%
Sun 67°60° 25%
Mon 75°57° 29%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.9 mi in (~96 min). Leave by 5:16 PM for the 7:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:04 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: #9510 stop 53 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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