Rush Creek Regional Trail
2.4 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 50 min
Rush Creek Regional Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Rush Creek Regional Trail near West Coon Rapids, MN. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Rush Creek Regional Trail
2.4 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 50 min
Elevation 866–900 ft
Out & Back · Rush Creek Regional Trail
Trailhead: 45.12898, -93.36723
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:15 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: Target - Building D stop 475 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Rush Creek Regional Trail, heading N.
- 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Weather
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 7:32 PM — 12 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Transit-accessible: Target - Building D stop 475 m from the trailhead
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