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Hikes · North Dakota

Best hikes in North Dakota.

North Dakota hiking is the badlands of Theodore Roosevelt National Park — buttes, bison, and petrified forests.

Curated trails5
Distance range2–10 mi
Biggest climb600 ft
Difficulty2 easy · 3 moderate
TerrainBadlands buttes & prairie
Best seasonSummer & early fall
Don’t missCaprock Coulee (TRNP)

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5 hikes worth the detour.

Sorted easy to expert. Every one mapped with distance, route type, and elevation gain — built for everyone from the RV & camping crew to the bucket-list crowd.

Sheyenne Falls

Easy · 2 mi · Out & back · 150 ft

the states only natural waterfall

Sully Creek

Easy · 3 mi · Loop · 200 ft

riverside badlands near Medora

Pembina Gorge

Moderate · 4 mi · Loop · 400 ft

the deepest gorge in North Dakota

Caprock Coulee (TRNP)

Moderate · 4.3 mi · Loop · 600 ft

badlands buttes and bison

Petrified Forest Loop

Moderate · 10 mi · Loop · 600 ft

petrified stumps in the badlands

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