North Dakota trails · Snoman Trail
Snoman Trail
A 52.6-mile point-to-point in North Dakota, with 791 ft of climbing. Reaches South Messier Lake and other lake destinations.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the middle third: 51% of the ascent falls between mile 17.5 and mile 35.1. It gives back about 1,119 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- South Messier Lake (lake)
- Coon Lake (lake)
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Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:19 a.m., the sun rises at 6:53 a.m. and sets at 8:23 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:57 p.m. (CDT) — 13 h 31 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 52.6-mile route works out to roughly 19 h 53 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.