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Oak Grove Park

Rush Creek Regional Trail

12 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 4 hr 2 min

Rush Creek Regional Trail is a 12-mile out-and-back in Oak Grove Park near Osseo, MN. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi869 – 922 ft14.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.10909, -93.38863
Nearest town Osseo, MN
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Rush Creek Regional Trail

12 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 4 hr 2 min

Elevation 870–922 ft

Out & Back · Oak Grove Park

Trailhead: 45.10909, -93.38863

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

Transit-accessible: 85 Av N stop 140 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  4. 0.8 miTurn right, heading W.
  5. 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  11. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  12. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  13. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  14. 400 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right onto Rush Creek Regional Trail, heading N.
  17. 1.1 miBear right, heading E.
  18. 1.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  19. 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  20. 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
  21. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  22. 1.1 miBear left, heading W.
  23. 1.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  24. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  26. 400 ftBear right, heading W.
  27. 100 ftBear left, heading W.
  28. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  29. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  30. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  31. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  32. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  33. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  34. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  35. 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
  36. 0.8 miBear left, heading S.
  37. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  38. 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-19-km-4cf6

Trail surface

80% paved18% dirt1% boardwalk1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:15 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:52 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:33 PM — 11 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 85 Av N stop 140 m from the trailhead

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