North Dakota trails · Roundup Camp Trail

Roundup Camp Trail

A 3.3-mile out-and-back in North Dakota, with 204 ft of climbing. Managed by the National Park Service.

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Length

3.3 mi

Elevation gain

204 ft

Difficulty

Moderate

Max grade

20%

Steepest mile

+199 ft

Tread at ≥10% grade

0.6 mi

Shape

out-and-back

Bikes

Horses

Managed by

National Park Service

Elevation profile

The climbing leans toward the final third: 47% of the ascent falls between mile 2.2 and mile 3.3. It gives back about 265 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.

3-D terrain

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

Heads up

Stream ford: expect at least one unbridged crossing.

Getting there

Roundup Camp Trail access. 47.00229, -103.48805 · directions

Daylight at the trailhead

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 6.7-mile round trip takes roughly 2 h 41 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 8:52 a.m. — 10 h 43 min before sunset.