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MAAH DAAH HEY TRAIL
North Dakota Badlands

This 96-mile multi-use Trail connects the South and North units of Theodore Roosevelt National Park through the rugged badlands and beautiful grasslands of North Dakota. The trail was once a principal trade route for the Native Americans and was used heavily during Indian battles on the plains. After decades of vision and planning it became a recreational trail in 1995. The name “Maah Daah Hey” comes from the Mandan Indians. It means “an area that has been or will be around for a long time”. The trail is marked by wooden posts branded with a turtle which is a symbol for determination, patience and fortitude. It is 100% singletrack.
One can do the trail in sections or as a full point to point trip. There are many trailheads and campgrounds along the way. We had limited time so we did two sections that were recommended by locals.

Buffalo Gap:

Directions: From Medora drive west to Chimney Park on right. Park there. Bike west on the bike path paralleling the Little Missouri River. Cross the bridge and the trailhead will be on the left side of the road. It’s right before the I-94 underpass.

Description: This trail was finished in 2002 to provide bikers a route around the South unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park. It begins in Medora and ends at Wannagan Camp where you can pick up the Maah Daah Hey trail. The 100% mostly smooth singletrack is 20 miles one way and affords beautiful views of the badlands, grasslands and crosses several prairie dog towns. It is open range so don’t be surprised to see cattle. The rail is marked with wooden posts branded with a buffalo skull.

Loop: We did an out and back as opposed to a point to point- didn’t have a shuttle. The trail offers a fun time; switchbacks, several steep pitches and winding down hills. Going both ways on the trail provides a different riding experience. There is a few “spur” trails (Andrew’s Trail & Canyon Trail) that one can combine with the Buffalo Gap trail to provide somewhat of a loop. They are not marked so it’s somewhat hard to find- there are no maps. We believe we did at least one of them on the way back- it’s more of the same beautiful singletrack that winds around the badlands.

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