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Oak Grove Park

Teal Lake via Rush Creek Regional Trail

9.3 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 3 hr 7 min

Teal Lake via Rush Creek Regional Trail is a 9.3-mile out-and-back in Oak Grove Park near West Coon Rapids, MN. The route reaches Teal Lake at the turnaround, 4.6 miles in. 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 mi869 – 925 ft11.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.13813, -93.36853
Nearest town West Coon Rapids, MN
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Teal Lake via Rush Creek Regional Trail

9.3 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 3 hr 7 min

Elevation 870–924 ft

Out & Back · Oak Grove Park

Trailhead: 45.13813, -93.36853

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:13 PM

Transit-accessible: Target Building B stop 413 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Rush Creek Regional Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.6 miBear left, heading NW.
  6. 1.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  9. 450 ftBear right, heading S.
  10. 100 ftBear left, heading S.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  12. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  14. 0.3 miSharp right, heading SE.
  15. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  16. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  17. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  18. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  19. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  20. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  21. 0.2 miPass Teal Lake.
  22. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  23. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  24. 450 ftReach Teal Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  25. 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
  26. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  27. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  28. 0.4 miSharp left, heading S.
  29. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  30. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  31. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  32. 250 ftBear right, heading E.
  33. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  34. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  35. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  36. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  37. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  38. 100 ftBear left, heading N.
  39. 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
  40. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  41. 1.3 miBear right, heading E.
  42. 1.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  43. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  44. 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-15-km-522d

Trail surface

75% paved23% dirt1% boardwalk1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:01 AMSunset 7:13 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.6 mi in (~89 min). Leave by 5:24 PM for the 7:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Target Building B stop 413 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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