North Dakota trails · Black Butte Back Loop
Black Butte Back Loop
A 3.7-mile out-and-back in North Dakota, with 94 ft of climbing. Reaches Black Butte.
Length
3.7 mi
Elevation gain
94 ft
Difficulty
Easy
Max grade
7%
Steepest mile
+87 ft
Shape
out-and-back
Surface
Dirt
Bikes
yes
Elevation profile
Essentially flat — no sustained climb anywhere along its 3.7 miles.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Black Butte (summit)
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:30 a.m., the sun rises at 8:01 a.m. and sets at 6:57 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:28 p.m. (CDT) — 10 h 56 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 7.4-mile round trip takes roughly 2 h 51 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 10:52 a.m. — 8 h 05 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Black Butte Back Loop — 7.0 mi loop, 254 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Black Butte — 0.5 mi