North Dakota trails · Fort Totten Trail

Fort Totten Trail

A 8.7-mile out-and-back in North Dakota, with 104 ft of climbing. Managed by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.

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Length

8.7 mi

Elevation gain

104 ft

Difficulty

Moderate

Max grade

Steepest mile

+98 ft

Shape

out-and-back

Managed by

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

Elevation profile

Essentially flat — no sustained climb anywhere along its 8.7 miles.

3-D terrain

USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5

Heads up

Stream ford: expect at least one unbridged crossing.

Getting there

Fort Totten Trail access. 47.25483, -98.83252 · directions

Daylight at the trailhead

On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:20 a.m., the sun rises at 6:52 a.m. and sets at 8:17 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:49 p.m. (CDT) — 13 h 25 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 17.4-mile round trip takes roughly 6 h 34 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 1:26 p.m. — 6 h 51 min before sunset.