AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Raccoon Creek State Park

Appaloosa Trail [Yellow]–Buckskin Trail [Yellow], 4 sights

9.2 mi · ▲ 1,179 ft · 3 hr 39 min

Appaloosa Trail [Yellow]–Buckskin Trail [Yellow], 4 sights is a 9.2-mile out-and-back in Raccoon Creek State Park near Kendall, PA. It climbs 1,179 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 40/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi945 – 1,276 ft · steepest grade: 16%9.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Appaloosa Trail [Yellow] 40.52135, -80.47959
Nearest town Kendall, PA
Google Maps Apple Maps

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

Appaloosa Trail [Yellow]–Buckskin Trail [Yellow], 4 sights

9.2 mi · ▲ 1,179 ft · 3 hr 39 min

Elevation 946–1,277 ft

Out & Back · Raccoon Creek State Park

Trailhead: Appaloosa Trail [Yellow] · 40.52135, -80.47959

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:54 AM · sunset 7:49 PM

  1. Start on Appaloosa Trail [Yellow], heading N.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right onto Heritage Trail [Blue], heading SE.
  3. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Buckskin Trail [Yellow], heading E.
  4. 400 ftSharp left onto Pinto Loop Trail [Yellow], heading N.
  5. 0.8 miSharp right onto Nichol Road, heading NW.
  6. 0.7 miTurn right onto Buckskin Trail [Yellow], heading E.
  7. 0.6 miTurn left onto Camp Trail [White], heading SW.
  8. 1.4 miSharp right onto Connector 9 (C-9), heading S.
  9. 200 ftBear right onto Heritage Trail [Blue], heading E.
  10. 3.8 miTurn left onto Appaloosa Trail [Yellow], heading NW.
  11. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/appaloosa-trail-yellow-buckskin-trail-yellow-out-back-4-sights-15-km

Trail surface

62% dirt38% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:54 AMSunset 7:49 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 7:21 PM for the 7:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:12 PM — 5 min before dark.

More sunset hikes nearby

Hikes near Kendall, Pennsylvania