AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Elm Creek Park Reserve

Rush Creek Regional Trail

7.2 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 26 min

Rush Creek Regional Trail is a 7.2-mile out-and-back in Elm Creek Park Reserve near Champlin, MN. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi869 – 912 ft8.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.17421, -93.39627
Nearest town Champlin, MN
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Rush Creek Regional Trail

7.2 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 26 min

Elevation 869–911 ft

Out & Back · Elm Creek Park Reserve

Trailhead: 45.17421, -93.39627

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

Transit-accessible: 120 Av Nw stop 242 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  5. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  7. 300 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  10. 0.5 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 SE.
  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 NW.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  26. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  27. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  28. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  29. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  30. 300 ftTurn left, heading W.
  31. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  32. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  33. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  34. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  35. 400 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-14-km-6806

Trail surface

92% paved2% dirt2% other4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:59 AMSunset 7:17 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 6:30 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 120 Av Nw stop 242 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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