Oak Grove Park

Rush Creek Regional Trail

6.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 18 min

Rush Creek Regional Trail is a 6.9-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.

Elevation

0 mi863 – 899 ft7.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.15448, -93.36083
Nearest town West Coon Rapids, MN

Directions

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Rush Creek Regional Trail

6.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 18 min

Elevation 862–900 ft

Out & Back · Oak Grove Park

Trailhead: 45.15448, -93.36083

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
  3. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  4. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 100 ftSharp left, heading S.
  6. 0.9 miBear left, heading S.
  7. 0.6 miBear right, heading E.
  8. 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
  9. 0.6 miTurn left onto Shingle Creek Regional Trail, heading SE.
  10. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  12. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  13. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  14. 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  17. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
  18. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  19. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  21. 0.5 miTurn right onto Rush Creek Regional Trail, heading N.
  22. 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
  23. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  24. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  25. 0.5 miSharp right, heading N.
  26. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  27. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

85% paved12% dirt2% other1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:15 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~46 min). Leave by 6:08 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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