Mississippi Gateway Regional Park
Rush Creek Regional Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Rush Creek Regional Trail is a 4.5-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
4.5 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Elevation 817–872 ft
Out & Back · Mississippi Gateway Regional Park
Trailhead: Adams Elementary Nature Trail · 45.13449, -93.29162
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:15 PM
- Start on Adams Elementary Nature Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, 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 N.
- 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 E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 1.2 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Adams Elementary Nature Trail, heading NE.
- 50 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:55 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:15 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:44 PM.
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