Mississippi Gateway Regional Park
Rush Creek Regional Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 116 ft · 1 hr 33 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 116 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 · ▲ 116 ft · 1 hr 33 min
Elevation 817–879 ft
Out & Back · Mississippi Gateway Regional Park
Trailhead: 45.13611, -93.29323
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:15 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.4 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 NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 1.2 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miArrive 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.
More from this trailhead
- Rush Creek Regional Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Rush Creek Regional Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Rush Creek Regional Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Rush Creek Regional Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Coon Rapids Dam 5.8 mi · ▲ 107 ft
- Coon Rapids Dam 6 mi · ▲ 144 ft
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