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Rush Creek Regional Trail

Target Northern Campus Lake & Rush Creek Regional Trail Footpath

7.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 34 min

Target Northern Campus Lake & Rush Creek Regional Trail Footpath is a 7.7-mile out-and-back in Rush Creek Regional Trail near Thompson Riverview Terrace, MN. The route reaches Target Northern Campus Lake. 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.

Elevation

0 mi856 – 883 ft8.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.12825, -93.33970
Nearest town Thompson Riverview Terrace, MN
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Target Northern Campus Lake & Rush Creek Regional Trail Footpath

7.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 34 min

Elevation 857–883 ft

Out & Back · Rush Creek Regional Trail

Trailhead: 45.12825, -93.33970

Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 63°F / low 53° · precip 1% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:17 PM

Transit-accessible: 97 Av N stop 370 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  3. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left onto Shingle Creek Regional Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  8. 250 ftSharp right, heading N.
  9. 300 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  12. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  13. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  14. 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  15. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  16. 0.2 miPass Target Northern Campus Lake.
  17. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  18. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  20. 100 ftReach Target Northern Campus Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  22. 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  23. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  24. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  25. 0.6 miTurn left onto Rush Creek Regional Trail, heading N.
  26. 300 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  27. 0.7 miBear right, heading E.
  28. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Rush Creek Regional Trail Footpath, heading N.
  29. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Rush Creek Regional Trail, heading SE.
  30. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  31. 100 ftContinue straight onto Shingle Creek Regional Trail, heading S.
  32. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
  33. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  34. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  35. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  36. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  37. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/target-northern-campus-lake-rush-creek-regional-trail-footpath-out-back-12-km-7b4c

Trail surface

60% paved40% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 63°F53°
Precip1%Wind9 mphUV5Humidity73%
Rained 0.7″ 2 days ago (0.9″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
65°50°
Sunrise 6:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:17 PM
Mon 59°48°
Tue 65°43°
Wed 68°46°
Thu 64°56° 31%
Fri 65°55°
Sat 63°56° 28%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.9 mi in (~70 min). Leave by 5:46 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 97 Av N stop 370 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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