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East Loop Trail

Local route3.9 km · 2.4 miBest Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct

Next nearby hike: Painted Canyon Loop Trail 2.5 mi · 3.9 kmExplore Dakota Prairie Grasslands →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct · highs 14–25 °C (57–77 °F)

  1. J-2°-12°10
  2. F1°-10°9
  3. M7°-5°17
  4. A14°1°34
  5. M20°7°57
  6. J25°13°75
  7. J29°16°56
  8. A29°16°33
  9. S23°10°32
  10. O15°3°26
  11. N5°-4°15
  12. D-2°-10°10

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

Trail facts

Mapped length
3.9 km · 2.4 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Nearest town
1.4 km E of Medora (Billings County, North Dakota) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Dakota Prairie Grasslands
Best months
Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
Country
United States of America
Region
North Dakota
Continent
North America
Route type
Local route
Operator (OSM)
Theodore Roosevelt Medora Foundation
Route centre
46.9144, -103.5083
Route start
46.9139, -103.5058
OpenStreetMap
relation 21071897
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

Nearest trails

distance from the trail start

Painted Canyon Loop Trail

2.5 mi · 3.9 km · Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Jones Creek Trail

3.1 mi · 5.0 km · Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Big Plateau Trail

3.2 mi · 5.2 km · Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Lower Paddock Creek Trail

3.7 mi · 6.0 km · Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Badlands Spur Trail

3.7 mi · 6.0 km · Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Roundup Camp Trail

4.4 mi · 7.1 km · Theodore Roosevelt National Park

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