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Running trails in Minot, ND
Minot has 8 trails in the directory — 2 paved and 1 on crushed gravel or dirt, 1 loop that returns to the trailhead, 1 shaded, and 3 open 24 hours. 6 of them post opening hours, so you can check the gate before an early start. They're ranked here by rating weighted by review volume, across 2,360 Google reviews. Filter by surface, loop, distance, shade or lighting to get to the run you're actually planning — no made-up difficulty score, just the facts you'd check before driving out.
Roosevelt Park
4.6 ★★★★★ 956 reviews
City park with a small zoo, swimming pool & picnic shelters, plus riverside walking trails.
Bison Plant Trail
4.7 ★★★★★ 162 reviews
Dirt-surface, wooded park featuring many miles of trails, suited for hiking and biking.
Woodland Trail
4.6 ★★★★★ 107 reviews
Hiking area with trails for walking, running, and biking, plus a restroom.
Leach Park
4.5 ★★★★★ 42 reviews
Compact park featuring a playground for kids, a tennis court and a walking trail.
End Of Bark Park Trail
4.9 ★★★★★ 10 reviews
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How to pick a trail in Minot
- Match the surface to your legs. Minot gives you a choice: 2 paved and 1 natural surface. Asphalt and concrete are fast, predictable and runnable year-round but the least forgiving; crushed limestone and dirt take the sting out of high mileage; boardwalk is flat and scenic but slick in the wet. If your shins or knees are complaining, the fix that actually works is varying the surface you run on rather than chasing one "best" one. More paved trails →
- Loop or out-and-back? 1 trail here is a loop, so you finish back at the car with no backtracking — the easiest way to run a set distance without thinking about it. On an out-and-back you turn round at half your target distance, which makes any trail fit any run.
- Check the hours before a 6am run. 3 trails in Minot are open 24 hours — the rest can sit inside a park that gates at dusk and doesn't unlock until well after sunrise. 6 of the 8 listings carry posted opening hours — worth a look before you set an alarm. 1 is lit, which is what you want for winter evenings.
- Long run? Check water and restrooms first. 2 have trailhead parking and 5 have restrooms in Minot. Anything over an hour and those stop being nice-to-haves — and in summer, shade counts double.
- The small things that decide it. 1 shaded, 1 with mile markers, 2 that runners describe as quiet, and 2 dog-friendly. Busy or quiet isn't a good-or-bad thing here: a busy path is the safer choice for a solo run at dawn, a quiet one is better for intervals.
More on all of this in the trail-running guides.