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Coon Rapids Dam Regional Park

Rush Creek Regional Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 51 min

Rush Creek Regional Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Coon Rapids Dam Regional Park near Coon Creek, MN. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi820 – 863 ft3.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.15633, -93.30984
Nearest town Coon Creek, MN
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Rush Creek Regional Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 51 min

Elevation 819–864 ft

Out & Back · Coon Rapids Dam Regional Park

Trailhead: 45.15633, -93.30984

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

Transit-accessible: Ibis St stop 58 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
  3. 500 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  9. 150 ftBear right onto Coon Rapids Dam, heading S.
  10. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  11. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  12. 250 ftBear right onto Rush Creek Regional Trail, heading SW.
  13. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  16. 500 ftBear left, heading SW.
  17. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  18. 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  19. 400 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  20. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  22. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  23. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  24. 250 ftBear left, heading S.
  25. 100 ftBear right onto Coon Rapids Dam, heading SE.
  26. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  27. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  28. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  29. 300 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  30. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  31. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  32. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  33. 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
  34. 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-4-km-3b4f

Trail surface

89% paved11% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:15 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:53 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:31 PM — 13 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Ibis St stop 58 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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