Spring Lake & Rice Creek
4.5 mi · ▲ 85 ft · 1 hr 33 min
Spring Lake & Rice Creek is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Locke County Park near Fridley, MN. The route passes Rice Creek, Rice Creek and Rice Creek before reaching Spring Lake at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 85 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Spring Lake & Rice Creek
4.5 mi · ▲ 85 ft · 1 hr 33 min
Elevation 843–914 ft
Out & Back · Locke County Park
Trailhead: 45.09663, -93.25089
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:16 PM
Transit-accessible: 72 Av Ne stop 600 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Rice Creek.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 0.4 miPass Rice Creek.
- 0.2 miPass Rice Creek.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miPass Spring Lake.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftReach Spring Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
- 1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 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 1.3 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 6:24 PM for the 7:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:04 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: 72 Av Ne stop 600 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Locke Lake–Rice Creek, 3 lakes 2.5 mi · ▲ 53 ft
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