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Rush Creek Regional Trail

Rush Creek Regional Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 52 min

Rush Creek Regional Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Rush Creek Regional Trail near Brooklyn Park, 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 mi866 – 899 ft2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.12746, -93.36691
Nearest town Brooklyn Park, MN
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Rush Creek Regional Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 52 min

Elevation 866–900 ft

Out & Back · Rush Creek Regional Trail

Trailhead: 45.12746, -93.36691

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

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: Target - Building D stop 638 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
  4. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right onto Rush Creek Regional Trail, heading N.
  9. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  14. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  15. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  16. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  17. 0.2 miArrive 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-fa2c

Trail surface

100% paved

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:15 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 6:51 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:34 PM — 10 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Transit-accessible: Target - Building D stop 638 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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