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Oak Grove Park

Rush Creek Regional Trail

12.4 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 4 hr 10 min

Rush Creek Regional Trail is a 12.4-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 mi866 – 922 ft14.9 mi

Getting there

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

12.4 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 4 hr 10 min

Elevation 867–922 ft

Out & Back · Oak Grove Park

Trailhead: 45.10909, -93.38863

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:13 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 SW.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  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. 100 ftBear left, heading N.
  14. 400 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right onto Rush Creek Regional Trail, heading N.
  17. 1.1 miBear right, heading E.
  18. 0.8 miTurn right, heading NE.
  19. 0.7 miBear left, heading E.
  20. 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
  21. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  22. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  23. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  24. 0.5 miBear right, heading SE.
  25. 1.1 miBear left, heading W.
  26. 1.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
  27. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  28. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  29. 450 ftBear right, heading W.
  30. 100 ftBear left, heading W.
  31. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  32. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  33. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  34. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  35. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  36. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  37. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  38. 0.8 miTurn left, heading SE.
  39. 0.8 miBear left, heading S.
  40. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  41. 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-20-km-8ec4

Trail surface

69% paved28% dirt1% boardwalk2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:01 AMSunset 7:13 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:50 PM for the 7:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:31 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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