North Dakota trails · TX (Texas) Trail
TX (Texas) Trail
A 7.0-mile out-and-back in North Dakota, with 408 ft of climbing. Managed by the state.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 814 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
T-A (Tom's Alternate) Trail access. 47.56455, -102.72643 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:36 a.m., the sun rises at 7:07 a.m. and sets at 6:05 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:36 p.m. (MDT) — 10 h 57 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 14.0-mile round trip takes roughly 5 h 35 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 12:42 p.m. — 5 h 22 min before sunset.
Loop options
- TX (Texas) Trail + W (Wagon) Trail + I (Indian) Trail — 7.8 mi loop, 1,827 ft gain
- TX (Texas) Trail + LT (Lynell) Trail + AP (Aspen) Trail — 10.3 mi loop, 2,443 ft gain
- RR Trail + TX (Texas) Trail — 1.4 mi loop, 360 ft gain
Nearby trails
- EN (Eagle's Nest) Trail — 1.1 mi
- JC Trail — 2.1 mi
- W (Wagon) Trail — 2.7 mi
- Summit Trail — 24.2 mi