North Dakota trails · Trapper's Ridge Trail
Trapper's Ridge Trail
A 5.2-mile out-and-back in North Dakota, with 353 ft of climbing. Managed by the state.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the final third — 59% of the ascent, between mile 3.9 and mile 5.9. It gives back about 470 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
Three Sisters Trail access. 48.94046, -98.07050 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:14 a.m., the sun rises at 6:47 a.m. and sets at 8:17 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:50 p.m. (CDT) — 13 h 30 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 10.4-mile round trip takes roughly 4 h 11 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 10:58 a.m. — 9 h 19 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Three Sisters Trail — 0.5 mi
- Pembina Rim Trail — 10.3 mi