North Dakota trails · I (Indian) Trail
I (Indian) Trail
A 2.3-mile out-and-back in North Dakota, with 430 ft of climbing. Managed by the state.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the first third: 49% of the ascent falls between mile 0.0 and mile 0.8. It gives back about 314 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
I (Indian) Trail access. 47.54986, -102.73424 · 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 4.7-mile round trip takes roughly 2 h 09 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 8:17 a.m. — 11 h 16 min before sunset.
Loop options
- I (Indian) Trail + W (Wagon) Trail + RT Trail — 4.1 mi loop, 1,248 ft gain
- I (Indian) Trail + ER Trail + RT Trail — 8.0 mi loop, 2,009 ft gain
- T-A (Tom's Alternate) Trail + I (Indian) Trail + T (Tom's) Trail — 4.7 mi loop, 1,301 ft gain
Nearby trails
- EN (Eagle's Nest) Trail — 0.5 mi
- AP (Aspen) Trail — 0.9 mi
- TX (Texas) Trail — 1.1 mi
- T (Tom's) Trail — 1.1 mi