North Dakota trails · Mike Auney Trail
A 3.0-mile network in North Dakota, with 480 ft of climbing. Managed by the National Park Service.
Most of the climbing sits in the final third — 74% of the ascent, between mile 2.1 and mile 3.1. It gives back about 186 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
Mike Auney Trail access. 47.00703, -103.50133 · directions
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:40 a.m., the sun rises at 6:11 a.m. and sets at 7:35 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:07 p.m. (MDT) — 13 h 24 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 3.0-mile route takes roughly 1 h 20 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 7:31 a.m. — 12 h 04 min before sunset.