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Elm Creek Park Reserve

Rush Creek Regional Trail

6.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 2 hr 11 min

Rush Creek Regional Trail is a 6.5-mile out-and-back in Elm Creek Park Reserve near Osseo, MN. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi879 – 922 ft8.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.10909, -93.38863
Nearest town Osseo, MN
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Rush Creek Regional Trail

6.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 2 hr 11 min

Elevation 878–921 ft

Out & Back · Elm Creek Park Reserve

Trailhead: 45.10909, -93.38863

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

Transit-accessible: 85 Av N stop 140 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.7 miBear left, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  4. 0.8 miTurn right, heading W.
  5. 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  11. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  12. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  13. 100 ftBear left, heading N.
  14. 400 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left onto Rush Creek Regional Trail, heading N.
  17. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  18. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  21. 450 ftBear right, heading W.
  22. 100 ftBear left, heading W.
  23. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  24. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  26. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  27. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  28. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  29. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  30. 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
  31. 0.8 miBear left, heading S.
  32. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  33. 0.2 miArrive 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-b3aa

Trail surface

95% paved5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:15 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:52 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:33 PM — 11 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 85 Av N stop 140 m from the trailhead

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