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West Loop Trail

Local route2.2 km · 1.4 miBest Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct

Next nearby hike: East Loop Trail 0.5 mi · 0.9 kmExplore Theodore Roosevelt National Park →

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Best time to hike

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

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  2. F1°-10°9
  3. M7°-5°17
  4. A14°1°34
  5. M20°8°57
  6. J25°13°74
  7. J29°17°56
  8. A29°16°33
  9. S23°10°31
  10. O15°4°25
  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
2.2 km · 1.4 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Nearby park
Theodore Roosevelt National Park (0.18 km from the boundary)
Nearest town
At Medora (Billings County, North Dakota) · GeoNames
Best months
Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
Country
United States of America
Region
North Dakota
Continent
North America
Route type
Local route
Route centre
46.9127, -103.5178
Route start
46.9133, -103.5198
OpenStreetMap
relation 13151347
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

East Loop Trail

0.5 mi · 0.9 km · Dakota Prairie Grasslands

Painted Canyon Loop Trail

2.7 mi · 4.4 km · Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Jones Creek Trail

3.3 mi · 5.2 km · Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Big Plateau Trail

3.3 mi · 5.4 km · Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Lone Tree Trail

4.3 mi · 6.8 km · Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Lower Paddock Creek Trail

4.3 mi · 7.0 km · Theodore Roosevelt National Park

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