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 is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 408 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 October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:37 a.m., the sun rises at 7:08 a.m. and sets at 6:05 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:36 p.m. (MDT) — 10 h 57 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 9:26 a.m. — 8 h 38 min before sunset.
Loop options
- RT Trail + EN (Eagle's Nest) Trail + ER Trail — 4.2 mi loop, 1,118 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 — 11.3 mi loop, 2,497 ft gain
Nearby trails
- TX (Texas) Trail — 1.1 mi
- JC Trail — 1.6 mi
- W (Wagon) Trail — 2.4 mi
- Summit Trail — 23.3 mi