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Oak Grove Park

Rush Creek Regional Trail

10.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 24 min

Rush Creek Regional Trail is a 10.2-mile out-and-back in Oak Grove Park near Osseo, 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 – 902 ft11.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.12520, -93.39596
Nearest town Osseo, MN
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Rush Creek Regional Trail

10.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 24 min

Elevation 862–903 ft

Out & Back · Oak Grove Park

Trailhead: 45.12520, -93.39596

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  3. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Rush Creek Regional Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  5. 0.8 miTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  7. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  9. 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
  10. 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
  11. 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
  12. 0.6 miTurn left onto Shingle Creek Regional Trail, heading E.
  13. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  15. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
  16. 450 ftBear left, heading W.
  17. 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
  18. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  20. 0.5 miTurn left onto Rush Creek Regional Trail, heading W.
  21. 1 miBear left, heading W.
  22. 1.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  23. 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-16-km-d752

Trail surface

74% paved25% dirt1% boardwalk

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:15 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.7 mi in (~90 min). Leave by 5:25 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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