Mississippi Gateway Regional Park
Rush Creek Regional Trail
2.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 52 min
Rush Creek Regional Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Mississippi Gateway Regional Park near Coon Rapids, MN. It is mostly level, with 0 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
2.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 52 min
Elevation 831–864 ft
Out & Back · Mississippi Gateway Regional Park
Trailhead: 45.12686, -93.30002
Weather Sep 22: Mostly clear, high 63°F / low 46° · precip 1% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:13 PM
Transit-accessible: #9510 stop 53 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 1.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Rush Creek Regional Trail, heading N.
- 450 ftBear left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 400 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~28 min). Leave by 6:25 PM for the 7:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: #9510 stop 53 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Rush Creek Regional Trail Footpath & Shingle Creek Regional Trail 10.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Rush Creek Regional Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Coon Rapids Dam 4.7 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Rush Creek Regional Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Cenaiko Lake via Coon Rapids Dam 3.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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