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Elm Creek Park Reserve

Rush Creek Regional Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Rush Creek Regional Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Elm Creek Park Reserve near Osseo, MN. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi879 – 922 ft4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.12520, -93.39596
Nearest town Osseo, MN
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Rush Creek Regional Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Elevation 879–922 ft

Out & Back · Elm Creek Park Reserve

Trailhead: 45.12520, -93.39596

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  3. 0.7 miTurn left onto Rush Creek Regional Trail, heading N.
  4. 1.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 1.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  6. 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
  7. 350 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-6-km-b0e1

Trail surface

99% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:15 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:53 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:32 PM — 12 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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