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Coon Rapids Dam Regional Park

Rush Creek Regional Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 43 min

Rush Creek Regional Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Coon Rapids Dam Regional Park near Coon Creek, MN. 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 mi820 – 853 ft3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.15426, -93.30724
Nearest town Coon Creek, MN
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Rush Creek Regional Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 43 min

Elevation 819–854 ft

Out & Back · Coon Rapids Dam Regional Park

Trailhead: 45.15426, -93.30724

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

Transit-accessible: Egret Boulevard stop 88 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  8. 300 ftTurn left, heading S.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 150 ftBear right onto Coon Rapids Dam, heading SE.
  11. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  12. 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
  13. 250 ftBear right onto Rush Creek Regional Trail, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  15. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  17. 500 ftBear left, heading SW.
  18. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  19. 400 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  20. 400 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  21. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  22. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  23. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  24. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  25. 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
  26. 100 ftBear right onto Coon Rapids Dam, heading SE.
  27. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  28. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  29. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  30. 300 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  31. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  32. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  33. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  34. 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  35. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  36. 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-3-km-7479

Trail surface

87% paved13% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 7:01 AMSunset 7:13 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 6:47 PM for the 7:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:33 PM — 9 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Egret Boulevard stop 88 m from the trailhead

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