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Orchard Glen Park
4.8 ★★★★★ 228 Google reviews · Running trail in Fargo, North Dakota · Posted hours
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Not reported
- Loop distance
- Not reported
- Shape
- Loop
- Shade
- Tree cover
- Access
- Posted hours
Confirmed from Orchard Glen Park's own listing, the park or land manager's website, and runner reviews. Blank cells mean we could not verify that fact — we would rather say "not reported" than invent one. There is no Easy / Moderate / Hard rating on this page on purpose: a one-word difficulty score tells you nothing about whether a trail suits your run. Surface, distance, shade and hours do.
Relaxed ecological park featuring a trail through the woods, along with apple and other fruit trees.
What runners say about Orchard Glen Park
“And the spring day or chart blooms in fragrant flowers, and in fall season it has beautiful colors.”
“The trail is shady and wooded, near the river, and has a few spots that open onto the water which would be a pleasant spot to sit.”
Great place to walk, picnic (rustic), and get professional photos done. Year round there's a path and it takes about 25-35 mins to walk the entire trail. You can launch a kayak near the parking lot, or drive down the road south a little further and launch from River Park kayak launch.
Had a fun neature walk with my family. Saw butterflies, grasshoppers and crickets. Looks like all the low hanging fruit has been removed so if you're going for apples, bring some tools. Still looks nice seeing the apples high up in the trees.
Orchard Glen Park is located beside the red river that is on the border of North Dakota and Minnesota. And the spring day or chart blooms in fragrant flowers, and in fall season it has beautiful colors. The walking trail moves along the river forest and has magnificent views of the river and the river bank.
Was a nice little trail loop through the woods along the river with portions of it under the open sky. Didn't go have any but the apple trees are cool and hopefully too many people don't show up to fill multiple bags with apples and in doing so keep others from also being able to enjoy them while out for a walk.
Trail conditions & character
“And the spring day or chart blooms in fragrant flowers, and in fall season it has beautiful colors.”
“You can launch a kayak near the parking lot, or drive down the road south a little further and launch from River Park kayak launch.”
“The trail is shady and wooded, near the river, and has a few spots that open onto the water which would be a pleasant spot to sit.”
“There are tons of apple trees you can pick from and there are nature trails behing the orchard that loop around the entire park.”
Plan your run at Orchard Glen Park
The practical stuff
- AccessPosted hours — posted hours below; park gates sometimes close earlier than the listing says
- DistanceNot reported. Trail systems often quote total path mileage rather than a single loop, so measure the route you actually want before you drive out.
- ShadeRunners describe real tree cover here — it makes a summer afternoon workable
- At the trailheadparking — reported by runners
- Websitefargoparks.com
- Social Instagram · Facebook
Hours
| Monday | 7 am–10 pm |
| Tuesday | 7 am–10 pm |
| Wednesday | 7 am–10 pm |
| Thursday | 7 am–10 pm |
| Friday | 7 am–10 pm |
| Saturday | 7 am–10 pm |
| Sunday | 7 am–10 pm |
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