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North Dakota rankings · Outdoors

Towns with the most trails in North Dakota

Ranked by miles of mapped hiking and walking trails per square mile of town. 22 towns with 2,500+ residents.

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Kickapoo has fewer than 2,500 residents, the floor for ND lists.

Minot AFB2.4 mi / sq mi · Trail miles 18.5 mi

Mandan1.6 mi / sq mi · Trail miles 21.4 mi

Grafton1.3 mi / sq mi · Trail miles 4.6 mi

All 22 towns

Trail miles per sq mi, highest first. Towns next door to Kickapoo are tagged.

#TownTrail miles per sq miTrail milesParks & preserves

1 Minot AFB4,878 people 2.4 mi / sq mi 18.5 mi1

2 Mandan24,522 people 1.6 mi / sq mi 21.4 mi10

3 Grafton4,102 people 1.3 mi / sq mi 4.6 mi1

4 Bismarck75,556 people 1.1 mi / sq mi 40.5 mi45

5 Dickinson25,357 people 1.1 mi / sq mi 14.2 mi14

6 TatmanWard County · 2,730 people 1.0 mi / sq mi 34.1 mi0

7 Minot47,791 people 0.9 mi / sq mi 26.0 mi15

8 GibbsBurleigh County · 2,836 people 0.9 mi / sq mi 30.4 mi3

9 Fargo131,627 people 0.9 mi / sq mi 44.7 mi68

10 Grand Forks59,042 people 0.8 mi / sq mi 23.1 mi33

11 Jamestown15,787 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 9.7 mi10

12 New Town2,721 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 2.1 mi0

13 Apple CreekBurleigh County · 3,490 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 23.1 mi0

14 Valley City6,541 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 2.9 mi8

15 Watford City6,039 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 5.5 mi2

16 Hay CreekBurleigh County · 4,348 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 13.4 mi1

17 Beulah3,040 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 1.3 mi1

18 Williston28,056 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 12.1 mi5

19 West Fargo40,094 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 6.2 mi19

20 Wahpeton8,010 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 1.7 mi4

21 Devils Lake7,308 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 1.9 mi1

22 Horace4,588 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 3.0 mi2

How it works

How this ranking works

The ND list, with the map →

We rank every town by miles of mapped hiking and walking trails per square mile of town. Paths, bridleways, woods roads and footways in parks count; sidewalks don't. Towns need at least a mile of trail to be ranked. Trails come from OpenStreetMap, so a well-mapped town can edge out an equally trail-rich one that's mapped less thoroughly. The town with the highest figure ranks #1.

Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Trails, streets and parks: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Conserved land: USGS PAD-US. Measured within each town's Census boundary. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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