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Coon Rapids Dam Regional Park

Rush Creek Regional Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 26 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 26 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 45.15275, -93.30480
Nearest town Coon Creek, MN
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Rush Creek Regional Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 51 min

Elevation 819–862 ft

Out & Back · Coon Rapids Dam Regional Park

Trailhead: 45.15275, -93.30480

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

Transit-accessible: Drake Street stop 99 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 500 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  10. 150 ftBear right onto Coon Rapids Dam, heading S.
  11. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  12. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  13. 250 ftBear right onto Rush Creek Regional Trail, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  15. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  17. 500 ftBear left, heading SW.
  18. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  19. 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  20. 400 ftTurn left, heading W.
  21. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  22. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  23. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  24. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  25. 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
  26. 100 ftBear right onto Coon Rapids Dam, heading S.
  27. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  28. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  29. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  30. 300 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  31. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  32. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  33. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  34. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  35. 0.1 miTurn right, 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-4-km-5a32

Trail surface

89% paved11% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:15 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 6:44 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:40 PM — 4 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Drake Street stop 99 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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