Rush Creek Regional Trail

Rush Creek Regional Trail

3.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 2 min

Rush Creek Regional Trail is a 3.1-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 mi869 – 892 ft3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.11814, -93.35829
Nearest town Brooklyn Park, MN

Directions

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Rush Creek Regional Trail

3.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 2 min

Elevation 869–891 ft

Out & Back · Rush Creek Regional Trail

Trailhead: 45.11814, -93.35829

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

Transit-accessible: Brunswick Av stop 194 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  3. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  6. 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  8. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  9. 0.8 miTurn right onto Rush Creek Regional Trail, heading N.
  10. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  12. 0.8 miBear left, heading S.
  13. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  15. 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  17. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  18. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  19. 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

94% paved6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:15 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~20 min). Leave by 6:34 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Brunswick Av stop 194 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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