North Dakota trails · Wolf
Wolf
A 8.8-mile out-and-back in North Dakota, with 413 ft of climbing. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the first third: 53% of the ascent falls between mile 0.0 and mile 2.9. It gives back about 492 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
WOLF TRAILHEAD — parking nearby. 47.67450, -103.37627 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:38 a.m., the sun rises at 6:10 a.m. and sets at 7:36 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:08 p.m. (MDT) — 13 h 26 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 17.5-mile round trip takes roughly 6 h 54 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 1:04 p.m. — 6 h 32 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Buckhorn Trail — 4.5 mi
- North Achenbach Trail — 5.8 mi
- Achenbach Trail — 5.9 mi
- Maah Daah Hey — 7.6 mi