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Coon Rapids Dam Regional Park

Rush Creek Regional Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 7 min

Rush Creek Regional Trail is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Coon Rapids Dam Regional Park near Thompson Riverview Terrace, MN. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi820 – 863 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.15975, -93.31670
Nearest town Thompson Riverview Terrace, MN
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Rush Creek Regional Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 7 min

Elevation 819–864 ft

Out & Back · Coon Rapids Dam Regional Park

Trailhead: 45.15975, -93.31670

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

Transit-accessible: Hanson Blvd stop 88 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  10. 300 ftTurn left, heading S.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  12. 150 ftBear right onto Coon Rapids Dam, heading S.
  13. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  14. 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
  15. 250 ftBear right onto Rush Creek Regional Trail, heading SW.
  16. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  17. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  19. 500 ftBear left, heading SW.
  20. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  21. 400 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  22. 400 ftTurn left, heading W.
  23. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  24. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  25. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  26. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  27. 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
  28. 100 ftBear right onto Coon Rapids Dam, heading S.
  29. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  30. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  31. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  32. 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  33. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  34. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  35. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  36. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
  37. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  38. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  39. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  40. 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-5-km-219f

Trail surface

92% paved8% 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: Hanson Blvd stop 88 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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