Mississippi Gateway Regional Park

Rush Creek Regional Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 46 min

Rush Creek Regional Trail is a 2.3-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.

Elevation

0 mi830 – 863 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.12686, -93.30002
Nearest town Coon Rapids, MN

Directions

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Rush Creek Regional Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 46 min

Elevation 831–864 ft

Out & Back · Mississippi Gateway Regional Park

Trailhead: 45.12686, -93.30002

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:16 PM

Transit-accessible: #9510 stop 53 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 1.2 miBear left, heading N.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  7. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  8. 50 ftBear right onto Rush Creek Regional Trail, heading N.
  9. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  14. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  15. 1.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  17. 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 surface

100% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:59 AMSunset 7:16 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:31 PM for the 7:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: #9510 stop 53 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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