Bison Plant Trail
Managed by City of Minot
100 acres4.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the trailhead
B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Sundre Township
Sundre Township has 102 acres of parks, 140 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Bison Plant Trail (4.2 mi). 27 miles of mapped trail cross Sundre Township, 0.8 per square mile of land. 21% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 53% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
164 acres · of 35.4 sq mi of land
Trails
27 mi
0.8 per sq mi of land
Park land
102 ac
140 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
21%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.2 mi
2.2 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
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What kind of outdoors town is Sundre Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Sundre Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Sundre Township is ahead of 53% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Sundre Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical ND town 3% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.8 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (27 mi) · ND 0.7 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land140 acres of park per 1,000 residents (102 acres) · ND 10 · U.S. 13AParks close to home21% of residents within a half mile of a park · ND 71% · U.S. 72%C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 53%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ to B+. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Bison Plant Trail, with 4.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
164 conserved acres
1% of Sundre Township’s land. Who manages Sundre Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service164 ac
Conservation Easement · 164 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 164 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
Trails & water
7 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 25.9 mi
27th Street Southeast2.0 mi
121st Avenue Southeast1.3 mi
42nd Street Southeast1.0 mi
54th Avenue Southeast1.0 mi
55th Street Southeast1.0 mi
13th Street Southeast0.7 mi
66th Avenue Southeast0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
2.2 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.2 mi
off-road bike paths
When to get out
The best walking months in Sundre Township: August and September
NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 8.8 | 10.1 | 11.7 | 13.6 | 15.2 | 16.0 | 15.7 | 14.3 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 9.1 | 8.4 |
| High (°F) | 19 | 24 | 36 | 53 | 66 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 71 | 55 | 37 | 24 |
| Rain (in) | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
January is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 3.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Sundre Township →
Next door
Sundre Township and its neighbors
Sundre Township has the second most mapped trails of the 7 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Willis Township28 miSundre Township27 miMinot26 miNew Prairie Township25 miSurrey Township22 miAfton Township20 miNedrose Township7.4 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sundre Township | 1% | 0.8 | 140 | 21% | B− |
| New Prairie Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Afton Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Minot | 3% | 0.9 | 12 | 67% | B |
| Nedrose Township | under 1% | 0.3 | 15 | 20% | C− |
| Willis Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Surrey Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Sundre Township
Where can I hike in Sundre Township?
The longest trail networks: Bison Plant Trail, 4.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Sundre Township is conserved land?
1% of its land, against a typical 3% for a North Dakota town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Sundre Township’s trails?
Bison Plant Trail doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Sundre Township?
2.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.2 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Sundre Township?
847 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Sundre Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 102 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Sundre Township have?
Ahead of 53% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Sundre Township neighbors.
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Sources
Where this page comes from
Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →