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Raccoon Creek State Park

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

4.9 mi · ▲ 608 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Appaloosa Trail [Yellow]–Buckskin Trail [Yellow], 4 sights is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Raccoon Creek State Park near Kendall, PA. It climbs 608 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 37/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi997 – 1,276 ft5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Nichol Road 40.52337, -80.45576
Nearest town Kendall, PA
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Appaloosa Trail [Yellow]–Buckskin Trail [Yellow], 4 sights

4.9 mi · ▲ 608 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Elevation 996–1,277 ft

Out & Back · Raccoon Creek State Park

Trailhead: Nichol Road · 40.52337, -80.45576

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

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  1. Start on Nichol Road, heading W.
  2. 150 ftTurn left onto Buckskin Trail [Yellow], heading SE.
  3. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Heritage Trail [Blue], heading W.
  4. 1.3 miTurn left onto Appaloosa Trail [Yellow], heading SW.
  5. 0.3 miReach Nichol Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right onto Heritage Trail [Blue], heading SE.
  7. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Buckskin Trail [Yellow], heading E.
  8. 0.9 miTurn right onto Nichol Road, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftArrive 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-8-km

Trail surface

65% dirt35% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:54 AMSunset 7:49 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~63 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 7:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Toilets at the trailhead

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