North Dakota trails · Canada Goose Trail
Canada Goose Trail
A 7.3-mile out-and-back in North Dakota, with 161 ft of climbing. Reaches Pool Three Reservoir. Managed by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the final third — 100% of the ascent, between mile 4.9 and mile 7.3. It gives back about 137 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Pool Three Reservoir (lake)
Getting there
Canada Goose Trail access. 48.67706, -102.09284 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:30 a.m., the sun rises at 6:03 a.m. and sets at 7:32 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:05 p.m. (MDT) — 13 h 29 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 14.6-mile round trip takes roughly 5 h 34 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 11:37 a.m. — 7 h 55 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- National Hiking Trail — 15.8 mi