Type: Trail, Point-to-point
Difficulty: 4 / 10
Jog-Stroller Friendly: No
Filed Under: Cycling, Hiking, Running
The north end of the trail begins at the US Forest Service CCC Campground in McKenzie County, located 20 miles south of Watford City, off Highway 85. The 97 mile trail then winds its way to its southern terminus at Sully Creek State Park in Billings County, south of Medora.
The trail name, "Maah Daah Hey", comes from the Mandan Indians. In the Mandan language, one word or phrase can describe a picture, feeling, or situation. In this case, the phrase means "an area that has been or will be around for a long time." The trail uses a turtle as the trail marker. The turtle was honored because of its firm determination, steadfastness, patience, long life, and fortitude
For pictures and more details, see the Little Missouri National Grasslands website:
http://www.fs.fed.us/r1/dakotaprairie/mdhtl.htm
This is really beautiful, remote country. Worth checking out a segment!
See the trail map for acces points.
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