North Dakota trails · EN (Eagle's Nest) Trail
EN (Eagle's Nest) Trail
A 5.5-mile network in North Dakota, with 518 ft of climbing. Managed by the state.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the first third: 44% of the ascent falls between mile 0.0 and mile 2.1. It gives back about 857 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Getting there
EN (Eagle's Nest) Trail access. 47.55420, -102.74375 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:35 a.m., the sun rises at 6:07 a.m. and sets at 7:33 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:05 p.m. (MDT) — 13 h 26 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 5.5-mile route takes roughly 2 h 19 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 8:26 a.m. — 11 h 07 min before sunset.
Loop options
- RT Trail + EN (Eagle's Nest) Trail + ER Trail — 4.4 mi loop, 1,349 ft gain
- T (Tom's) Trail + EN (Eagle's Nest) Trail + RT Trail — 5.3 mi loop, 1,347 ft gain
- T (Tom's) Trail + EN (Eagle's Nest) Trail + RT Trail — 13.7 mi loop, 3,276 ft gain
Nearby trails
- I (Indian) Trail — 0.5 mi
- TX (Texas) Trail — 1.1 mi
- T (Tom's) Trail — 1.1 mi
- AP (Aspen) Trail — 1.3 mi