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Fort Ransom State Park Loop route map
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Fort Ransom State Park/North Dakota

Fort Ransom State Park Loop

Fort Ransom, North Dakota

9.1 mi

Distance

1,440 ft

Elev. Gain

3h 24m

Est. Time

Loop

Route Type

Difficult

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Fort Ransom State Park Loop unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

North Dakota Parks & Recreation Department manages this trail and is the authority for conditions, closures and route notes. See official sources below. Spot something we should add?

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:344 ft
Max:415 ft
Gain:439 ft
Loss:439 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 344 ft and 415 ft across 9.1 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.344 ft368 ft391 ft415 ft0.0 mi2.3 mi4.6 mi6.8 mi9.1 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi357 ft
High point6.3 mi415 ft
End9.1 mi357 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Loop

Official sources & verification

Managed by North Dakota Parks & Recreation Department

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Source of truth

Where it is

Nearest town:
Fort Ransom, ND · about 1 mi away
County:
Ransom County, ND
Jurisdiction:
Fort Ransom State Park · North Dakota Parks & Recreation Department

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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