Rush Creek Regional Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Rush Creek Regional Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Oak Grove Park near West Coon Rapids, MN. It is mostly level, with 0 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
4.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Elevation 862–891 ft
Out & Back · Oak Grove Park
Trailhead: 45.14060, -93.36379
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:15 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 500 ftSharp right onto Rush Creek Regional Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Shingle Creek Regional Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
- 450 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Rush Creek Regional Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
- 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 6:30 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
More from this trailhead
- Rush Creek Regional Trail 6.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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