Rush Creek Regional Trail
4.4 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 29 min
Rush Creek Regional Trail is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Oak Grove Park near Brooklyn Park, 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.
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Rush Creek Regional Trail
4.4 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 29 min
Elevation 869–900 ft
Out & Back · Oak Grove Park
Trailhead: 45.11618, -93.35667
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:15 PM
Transit-accessible: Regent Pkwy stop 10 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Rush Creek Regional Trail, heading N.
- 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 6:18 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Regent Pkwy stop 10 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Rush Creek Regional Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Rush Creek Regional Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Shingle Creek Regional Trail 3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Shingle Creek Regional Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Shingle Creek Regional Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Rush Creek Regional Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft
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