This Easy Fall Hike In North Dakota Is Under 2 Miles And You'll Love Every Step You Take
By Leah|Published September 26, 2018
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Leah moved to North Dakota when she was 12 years old and has traveled from the Red River Valley to the badlands and many places in between. She loves small-town life and currently enjoys living on a small farm in the ND prairie. She's always had a passion for writing and has participated in novel writing challenges such as NaNoWriMo multiple times. Her favorite part about this job is recognizing small businesses that deserve a boost and seeing the positive affect her articles can have on their traffic, especially in rural areas that might have otherwise gone overlooked.
Now that fall is officially here and many of you are seeing its full effect in nature across all of North Dakota, it’s the perfect time to go for a foliage hike. Since this means it is getting a little chillier out, too, a long hike might not be the most appealing thing to everyone. Luckily, there is a perfect, easy fall hike that anyone can enjoy and it’s under two miles long. It’ll take you on one of the most beautiful experiences you can have in the Peace Garden State this fall, and you’ll love every step.
Enjoy the wonderful colors of fall at North Dakota's Fort Ransom State Park. It's heavily wooded and full of trees that become a masterpiece of color this time of year.
One of the best trails to take to experience the season is the North Fork Trail. You can reach it from the scenic overlook parking lot or the Redetzke Ridge Trailhead.
The 1.64-mile trail will take you through oak woodlands, alongside the trickling Bjorn Creek, and into some truly magical sights. most of it goes through forest but it also will take you alongside steep prairie hills and over ridges.
With that short of a trail and that rewarding of a view, you definitely don't want to miss this hike before the fall foliage peak is over in late October. It's well worth every step you take!
