Mississippi Gateway Regional Park
Rush Creek Regional Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Rush Creek Regional Trail is a 4.3-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.
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Rush Creek Regional Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 28 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
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 1.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Rush Creek Regional Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 1.2 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 500 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~42 min). Leave by 6:15 PM for the 7:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:14 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from Adams Elementary Nature Trail Trailhead
- Rush Creek Regional Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 116 ft
- Rush Creek Regional Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Coon Rapids Dam 5.8 mi · ▲ 107 ft
- Coon Rapids Dam 6 mi · ▲ 144 ft
- Rush Creek Regional Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 116 ft
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