Rush Creek Regional Trail
6.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 2 min
Rush Creek Regional Trail is a 6.1-mile out-and-back in Oak Grove Park near West Coon Rapids, MN. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Rush Creek Regional Trail
6.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 2 min
Elevation 862–900 ft
Out & Back · Oak Grove Park
Trailhead: 45.14060, -93.36379
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:15 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 500 ftTurn left onto Rush Creek Regional Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
- 200 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading E.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Shingle Creek Regional Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Rush Creek Regional Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:29 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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