Coon Rapids Dam Regional Park

Rush Creek Regional Trail

3.4 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 9 min

Rush Creek Regional Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Coon Rapids Dam Regional Park near Thompson Riverview Terrace, MN. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi820 – 860 ft4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.15385, -93.32555
Nearest town Thompson Riverview Terrace, MN

Directions

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Rush Creek Regional Trail

3.4 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 9 min

Elevation 819–860 ft

Out & Back · Coon Rapids Dam Regional Park

Trailhead: 45.15385, -93.32555

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:17 PM

Transit-accessible: Willow Rd stop 655 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 150 ftSharp left, heading E.
  3. 1.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 150 ftBear right onto Coon Rapids Dam, heading S.
  6. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  7. 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
  8. 250 ftBear right onto Rush Creek Regional Trail, heading S.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  10. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  12. 500 ftBear left, heading SW.
  13. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  14. 400 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  15. 400 ftTurn left, heading S.
  16. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  18. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  19. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  20. 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
  21. 150 ftBear right onto Coon Rapids Dam, heading SW.
  22. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  23. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  24. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  25. 1.1 miSharp right, heading NW.
  26. 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

62% gravel38% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:59 AMSunset 7:17 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 6:36 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Willow Rd stop 655 m from the trailhead

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