Buckskin Trail [Yellow] & Camp Trail [White]
4 mi · ▲ 538 ft · 1 hr 36 min
Buckskin Trail [Yellow] & Camp Trail [White] is a 4-mile out-and-back in Raccoon Creek State Park near Frankfort Springs, PA. It climbs 538 ft. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Buckskin Trail [Yellow] & Camp Trail [White]
4 mi · ▲ 538 ft · 1 hr 36 min
Elevation 945–1,223 ft
Out & Back · Raccoon Creek State Park
Trailhead: Connector 9 (C-9) · 40.50844, -80.43891
Weather Sep 5: Rain showers, high 79°F / low 67° · precip 24% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:54 AM · sunset 7:49 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Connector 9 (C-9), heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right onto Camp Trail [White], heading W.
- 1.4 miTurn right onto Buckskin Trail [Yellow], heading NE.
- 0.6 miReach Camp Trail [White], then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Camp Trail [White], heading S.
- 1.4 miBear left onto Connector 9 (C-9), heading NE.
- 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~60 min). Leave by 6:29 PM for the 7:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Connector 9 (C-9) Trailhead
- Group Camping Area Lake & Wetlands Trail [Green] 1.9 mi · ▲ 87 ft
- Upland Trail [Red] via Heritage Trail [Blue] 2.8 mi · ▲ 471 ft
- Buckskin Trail [Yellow] & Camp Trail [White] Loop via Heritage Trail [Blue] 6.1 mi · ▲ 850 ft
- Frankfort Mineral Springs–Mineral Springs, 3 sights 8.2 mi · ▲ 1,052 ft
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