North Dakota trails · Carbury Dam Trail
Carbury Dam Trail
A 7.5-mile out-and-back in North Dakota, with 59 ft of climbing.
Length
7.5 mi
Elevation gain
59 ft
Difficulty
Moderate
Max grade
10%
Steepest mile
+52 ft
Tread at ≥10% grade
0.1 mi
Shape
out-and-back
Surface
Dirt
Bikes
yes
Elevation profile
Essentially flat — no sustained climb anywhere along its 7.5 miles.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Getting there
Carbury Dam Trail access. 48.87273, -100.55352 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:29 a.m., the sun rises at 8:00 a.m. and sets at 6:54 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:26 p.m. (CDT) — 10 h 54 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 15.0-mile round trip takes roughly 5 h 36 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 1:36 p.m. — 5 h 18 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Strawberry Lake Trail — 4.7 mi
- Lake Metigoshe Bike Path — 9.5 mi
- Old Oak Trail — 12.7 mi
- Beaver Loop — 13.3 mi