Oak Grove Park

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.

Elevation

0 mi869 – 899 ft5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.11618, -93.35667
Nearest town Brooklyn Park, MN

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  6. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  7. 0.8 miTurn right onto Rush Creek Regional Trail, heading N.
  8. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  10. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  12. 400 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  13. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  14. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  17. 400 ftTurn right, heading E.
  18. 250 ftSharp left, heading N.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  21. 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.

Trail surface

94% paved6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:15 PM

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.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Regent Pkwy stop 10 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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