Oak Grove Park

Rush Creek Regional Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Rush Creek Regional Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Oak Grove Park near Brooklyn Park, 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.

Elevation

0 mi866 – 899 ft4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.12322, -93.36670
Nearest town Brooklyn Park, MN

Directions

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Rush Creek Regional Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Elevation 866–900 ft

Out & Back · Oak Grove Park

Trailhead: 45.12322, -93.36670

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

Transit-accessible: Hampshire Av stop 598 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  5. 0.6 miTurn left onto Rush Creek Regional Trail, heading NW.
  6. 300 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  7. 0.7 miBear right, heading NE.
  8. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  13. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  14. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  15. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  16. 0.5 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

63% paved37% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:15 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 6:45 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:39 PM — 5 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Hampshire Av stop 598 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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