Oak Grove Park

Rush Creek Regional Trail

6.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 15 min

Rush Creek Regional Trail is a 6.7-mile out-and-back in Oak Grove Park near West 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 mi863 – 899 ft7.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.14854, -93.35565
Nearest town West Coon Rapids, MN

Directions

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Rush Creek Regional Trail

6.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 15 min

Elevation 862–900 ft

Out & Back · Oak Grove Park

Trailhead: 45.14854, -93.35565

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  4. 100 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  5. 0.9 miBear left, heading S.
  6. 0.6 miBear right, heading E.
  7. 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
  8. 0.6 miTurn left onto Shingle Creek Regional Trail, heading SE.
  9. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  11. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  12. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  13. 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  16. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
  17. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  18. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  20. 0.5 miTurn right onto Rush Creek Regional Trail, heading NW.
  21. 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
  22. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  23. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  24. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  25. 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 surface

86% paved12% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:15 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~44 min). Leave by 6:10 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:14 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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