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Northwoods Park

Rush Creek Regional Trail

6.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 11 min

Rush Creek Regional Trail is a 6.5-mile out-and-back in Northwoods Park near Champlin, 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 mi869 – 909 ft8.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.16374, -93.41292
Nearest town Champlin, MN
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Rush Creek Regional Trail

6.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 11 min

Elevation 869–908 ft

Out & Back · Northwoods Park

Trailhead: 45.16374, -93.41292

Weather Sep 22: Partly cloudy, high 63°F / low 44° · precip 1% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:13 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
  8. 300 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  10. 1.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  13. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  14. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  15. 350 ftBear right, heading E.
  16. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  17. 0.6 miTurn left onto Rush Creek Regional Trail, heading S.
  18. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  19. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  20. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  21. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  22. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  23. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  24. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  26. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  27. 1.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  28. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  29. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  30. 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
  31. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  32. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  33. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  34. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  35. 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-11-km-e155

Trail surface

91% paved2% dirt2% other5% unspecified

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 63°F44°
Feels like41°Precip1%Wind5 mphUV5Humidity88%
Rained 0.6″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
65°40°
Sunrise 7:01 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:13 PM
Wed 65°46°
Thu 65°58° 50%
Fri 68°57°
Sat 63°60° 54%
Sun 72°57° 22%
Mon 77°58° 26%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~57 min). Leave by 5:56 PM for the 7:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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