Mississippi Gateway Regional Park

Rush Creek Regional Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 8 min

Rush Creek Regional Trail is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Mississippi Gateway Regional Park near Coon Rapids, MN. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi817 – 863 ft3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Adams Elementary Nature Trail 45.13446, -93.29435
Nearest town Coon Rapids, MN

Directions

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Rush Creek Regional Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 8 min

Elevation 817–864 ft

Out & Back · Mississippi Gateway Regional Park

Trailhead: Adams Elementary Nature Trail · 45.13446, -93.29435

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  3. 0.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
  4. 1.2 miBear left, heading N.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftBear right onto Rush Creek Regional Trail, heading NW.
  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 NW.
  14. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  15. 1.2 miSharp left, heading E.
  16. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  17. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

83% paved17% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 6:59 AMSunset 7:16 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~39 min). Leave by 6:17 PM for the 7:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:11 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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