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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.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

Fargo
North Dakota · Most trails

Where Fargo lands: #9 of 22

0.9 mi / sq mi miles of trail per square mile · Visit Fargo →

Minot AFB 1 Minot AFB 2.4 mi / sq mi Trail miles 18.5 mi Mandan 2 Mandan 1.6 mi / sq mi Trail miles 21.4 mi Grafton 3 Grafton 1.3 mi / sq mi Trail miles 4.6 mi
#TownTrail miles per sq miTrail milesParks & preserves
1 Minot AFB Minot AFB4,878 people 2.4 mi / sq mi 18.5 mi 1
2 Mandan Mandan24,522 people 1.6 mi / sq mi 21.4 mi 10
3 Grafton Grafton4,102 people 1.3 mi / sq mi 4.6 mi 1
4 Bismarck Bismarck75,556 people 1.1 mi / sq mi 40.5 mi 45
5 Dickinson Dickinson25,357 people 1.1 mi / sq mi 14.2 mi 14
6 TatmanWard County · 2,730 people 1.0 mi / sq mi 34.1 mi 0
7 Minot47,791 people 0.9 mi / sq mi 26.0 mi 15
8 GibbsBurleigh County · 2,836 people 0.9 mi / sq mi 30.4 mi 3
9 Fargo Fargo131,627 people 0.9 mi / sq mi 44.7 mi 68
10 Grand Forks Grand Forks59,042 people 0.8 mi / sq mi 23.1 mi 33
11 Jamestown Jamestown15,787 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 9.7 mi 10
12 New Town New Town2,721 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 2.1 mi 0
13 Apple CreekBurleigh County · 3,490 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 23.1 mi 0
14 Valley City Valley City6,541 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 2.9 mi 8
15 Map of Watford City Watford City6,039 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 5.5 mi 2
16 Hay CreekBurleigh County · 4,348 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 13.4 mi 1
17 Beulah Beulah3,040 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 1.3 mi 1
18 Williston Williston28,056 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 12.1 mi 5
19 West Fargo West Fargo40,094 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 6.2 mi 19
20 Wahpeton Wahpeton8,010 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 1.7 mi 4
21 Devils Lake Devils Lake7,308 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 1.9 mi 1
22 Horace Horace4,588 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 3.0 mi 2

How this ranking works

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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