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Northwoods Park

Rush Creek Regional Trail

6.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 6 min

Rush Creek Regional Trail is a 6.3-mile out-and-back in Northwoods Park near Champlin, 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.

Elevation

0 mi869 – 902 ft7.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.16191, -93.41161
Nearest town Champlin, MN
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Rush Creek Regional Trail

6.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 6 min

Elevation 869–903 ft

Out & Back · Northwoods Park

Trailhead: 45.16191, -93.41161

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:17 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 1.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  12. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  13. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  14. 350 ftBear right, heading E.
  15. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  16. 0.6 miTurn left onto Rush Creek Regional Trail, heading S.
  17. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  18. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  19. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  20. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  21. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  22. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  23. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  24. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  25. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  26. 1.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  27. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  28. 300 ftTurn left, heading W.
  29. 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
  30. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  31. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  32. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  33. 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-out-back-10-km-3527

Trail surface

91% paved2% dirt2% other5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:59 AMSunset 7:17 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~54 min). Leave by 6:03 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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