Rush Creek Regional Trail
3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr
Rush Creek Regional Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back in Northwoods Park near West 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
3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr
Elevation 869–883 ft
Out & Back · Northwoods Park
Trailhead: 45.14873, -93.37743
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:15 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 350 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Rush Creek Regional Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 250 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 6:43 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:42 PM — 3 min before dark.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Fish Lake & Fish Lake West Trail via Rush Creek Regional Trail 14.4 mi · ▲ 161 ft
- Shingle Creek Regional Trail 7.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Shingle Creek Regional Trail 7.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Elm Creek Park Reserve Beach–Elm Creek Swim Pond, 3 beaches 7.5 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- Rush Creek Regional Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Elm Creek Park Reserve Beach 4.8 mi · ▲ 26 ft
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