North Dakota trails · Upper Talkington Trail
Upper Talkington Trail
A 4.0-mile out-and-back in North Dakota, with 347 ft of climbing. Managed by the National Park Service.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the final third — 65% of the ascent, between mile 2.7 and mile 4.0. It climbs almost continuously, with little descent to recover on.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Getting there
Upper Talkington Trail access. 46.93856, -103.38073 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:39 a.m., the sun rises at 6:11 a.m. and sets at 7:35 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:06 p.m. (MDT) — 13 h 24 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 8.0-mile round trip takes roughly 3 h 18 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 9:29 a.m. — 10 h 06 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Upper Paddock Creek Trail — 2.5 mi
- Jones Creek Trail — 2.8 mi
- Lower Paddock Creek Trail — 5.5 mi
- Roundup Camp Trail — 6.7 mi