Best Hiking Trails in North Dakota | Trailmonger

About hiking in North Dakota

North Dakota has 164 named trails tagged for hiking on the map, covering 494 miles, an average of 3.0 miles each. The longest is North Country Trail in Barnes County, at 33.3 miles. 27 run 5 miles or longer. 16 of the state's counties have at least one; Billings County has the most, with 34 trails.

Top 100 hiking trails, longest first

Trails 1–25

North Country TrailHikeBarnes County33.3 mi North Country National Scenic Trail (ND)HikeFoster County23.1 mi North Country National Scenic TrailHikeMTBRansom County22.8 mi North Country TrailHikeRichland County18.9 mi North Country TrailHikeSheridan County16.1 mi RadAcademy LoopHikeMTBBurleigh County15.1 mi Long X TrailHikeMcKenzie County11.7 mi Buckhorn TrailHikeMcKenzie County11.4 mi North Country TrailHikeRansom County11.3 mi Harmon Lake Recreational TrailHikeMorton County11.3 mi Lions MTB TrailHikeCass County11.1 mi Achenbach TrailHikeMcKenzie County10.3 mi Wolf TrailHikeMcKenzie County9.2 mi Petrified Forest Loop TrailHikeBillings County8.5 mi Hankinson Hills TrailHikeMTBRichland County8.1 mi Summit TrailHikeMcKenzie County7.8 mi Pipestem Damn TrailHikeMTBStutsman County7.8 mi Upper Paddock Creek TrailHikeBillings County7.7 mi Carbury Dam TrailHikeBottineau County7.5 mi Historic Fort Totten TrailHikeMTBStutsman County6.8 mi Cav-Landic TrailHikePembina County6.0 mi North Country TrailHikeGriggs County5.8 mi Buffalo Gap TrailHikeMTBGolden Valley County5.7 mi North Country TrailHikeWells County5.7 mi North Achenbach TrailHikeMcKenzie County5.5 mi

Trails 26–50

Ft Stevenson State Park TrailHikeMTBMcLean County5.3 mi Greenway LoopHikeMTBGrand Forks County5.1 mi Northridge TrailHikeMTBStutsman County4.8 mi Ruffed Grouse TrailHikeMTBBottineau County4.8 mi Jones Creek TrailHikeBillings County4.5 mi Lower Talkington TrailHikeBillings County4.0 mi Trapper's RidgeHikeMTBCavalier County4.0 mi Upper Talkington TrailHikeBillings County4.0 mi Red River TrailHikeMTBCass County3.9 mi Two Rivers TrailHikeMercer County3.9 mi 117th Avenue NortheastHikeMTBCavalier County3.8 mi Lone Tree Spring Loop TrailHikeBillings County3.7 mi Black Butte Back LoopHikeMTBWard County3.7 mi Black ButteHikeMTBWard County3.6 mi Lower Paddock Creek TrailHikeBillings County3.6 mi Red River Primitive TrailHikeCass County3.5 mi Nordic Ski TrailHikeMTBGrand Forks County3.3 mi Denbigh Experimental Forest TrailHikeMTBMcHenry County3.3 mi Roundup TrailHikeBillings County3.2 mi Long X Divide RoadHikeMTBMcKenzie County3.1 mi Dalen TrailHikeMTBBottineau County3.0 mi Sertoma Park LoopHikeBurleigh County3.0 mi Caprock Coulee TrailHikeMcKenzie County3.0 mi Painted Canyon Loop TrailHikeBillings County2.9 mi North Forest TrailHikeMercer County2.8 mi

Trails 51–75

Mike Auney TrailHikeBillings County2.8 mi Corral Loop TrailHikeBillings County2.6 mi Maah Daah Hey II TrailHikeMTBBillings County2.5 mi East Loop TrailHikeBillings County2.4 mi Moraine Loop TrailHikeLogan County2.3 mi Oak Leaf TrailHikeRichland County2.3 mi Painted Canyon TrailHikeBillings County2.2 mi Waterfall TrailHikeRansom County2.2 mi Riverwood Golf Course LoopHikeBurleigh County2.0 mi Big Plateau TrailHikeBillings County2.0 mi All American Trail NorthHikeMTBCass County2.0 mi Elk SpoorHikeMTBCavalier County1.9 mi Three Sisters TrailHikeMTBCavalier County1.9 mi Hartly Boundary Primitive Area TrailHikeBottineau County1.9 mi Bloody Knives LoopHikeMorton County1.9 mi East LoopHikeBillings County1.9 mi Talkington TrailHikeBillings County1.8 mi Lady Slipper ExtensionHikeMTBCavalier County1.8 mi North Country TrailHikeMcLean County1.8 mi Redetzke Ridge TrailHikeRansom County1.8 mi Little Soldier LoopHikeMorton County1.8 mi Whitetail AlleyHikeMTBCavalier County1.8 mi Bison TrailHikeMcKenzie County1.7 mi Tetrault State Forest TrailHikeMTBPembina County1.6 mi Lady Slipper TrailHikeMTBCavalier County1.6 mi

Trails 76–100

Fitness TrailHikeMTBGrand Forks County1.6 mi Cottonwood Park PathHikeBurleigh County1.5 mi Ridgeline Nature TrailHikeBillings County1.5 mi Lost Meadow TrailHikeBottineau County1.5 mi Nordic Ski Trail APPROXIMATEHikeMTBGrand Forks County1.4 mi Old Oak TrailHikeBottineau County1.4 mi Bentonite TrailHikeMcKenzie County1.4 mi Fisher's DescentHikeMTBCavalier County1.4 mi Oak Park PathHikeMTBWard County1.4 mi Pederson Hills TrailHikeRansom County1.4 mi West Loop TrailHikeBillings County1.4 mi Sivert Thompson LoopHikeRamsey County1.3 mi Nelson 80 TrailHikeRansom County1.3 mi Buffalo Gap Campground ConnectorHikeGolden Valley County1.3 mi Eco LoopHikeGrand Forks County1.2 mi Ekblom TrailHikeBillings County1.2 mi Old Settlers TrailHikePembina County1.1 mi Young Hawk Interpretive LoopHikeMorton County1.1 mi North Country TrailHikeSteele County1.1 mi 63rd Street SoutheastHikeRichland County1.1 mi Little Sioux LoopHikeMorton County1.0 mi CCC TrailHikeMcKenzie County1.0 mi North Bike PathHikeMTBGrand Forks County1.0 mi Huntley Boandary Primitive Area TrailHikeBottineau County1.0 mi Rolling Prairie Loop TrailHikeLogan County1.0 mi

Hiking Trails by county

Billings County

McKenzie County

Grand Forks County

Bottineau County

Cavalier County

Burleigh County

Richland County

Stutsman County

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Trail geometry from OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed ODbL. Elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Compiled and published by Trailmonger · trail data last rebuilt October 4, 2026.