North Dakota trails · National Hiking Trail
National Hiking Trail
A 7.6-mile loop in North Dakota, with 197 ft of climbing. Reaches Dead Dog Slough. Managed by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the middle third — 70% of the ascent, between mile 2.5 and mile 5.0. It gives back about 248 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Dead Dog Slough (lake)
Getting there
National Hiking Trail access. 48.63335, -102.43223 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:32 a.m., the sun rises at 6:05 a.m. and sets at 7:34 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:06 p.m. (MDT) — 13 h 29 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 7.6-mile route takes roughly 2 h 54 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 8:59 a.m. — 10 h 35 min before sunset.
Loop options
- National Hiking Trail — 7.6 mi loop, 682 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Canada Goose Trail — 15.8 mi