Buckskin Trail [Yellow]–Heritage Trail [Blue], 3 sights
9.5 mi · ▲ 1,136 ft · 3 hr 44 min
Buckskin Trail [Yellow]–Heritage Trail [Blue], 3 sights is a 9.5-mile out-and-back in Raccoon Creek State Park near Kendall, PA. It climbs 1,136 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 45/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Buckskin Trail [Yellow]–Heritage Trail [Blue], 3 sights
9.5 mi · ▲ 1,136 ft · 3 hr 44 min
Elevation 986–1,298 ft
Out & Back · Raccoon Creek State Park
Trailhead: Forest Trail [White] · 40.52597, -80.45077
Weather Sep 5: Heavy rain, high 79°F / low 67° · precip 24% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:54 AM · sunset 7:49 PM
- Start on Nichol Road, heading NW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Appaloosa Trail [Yellow], heading NW.
- 2.2 miTurn left onto Heritage Trail [Blue], heading S.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Buckskin Trail [Yellow], heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Nichol Road, heading NW.
- 150 ftReach Heritage Trail [Blue], then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Buckskin Trail [Yellow], heading NW.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Heritage Trail [Blue], heading W.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Appaloosa Trail [Yellow], heading NW.
- 2.2 miContinue straight onto Nichol Road, heading SE.
- 0.3 miArrive 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 2.6 mi in (~77 min). Leave by 6:12 PM for the 7:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:13 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from Forest Trail [White] Trailhead
- Appaloosa Trail [Yellow] 4.1 mi · ▲ 515 ft
- Group Camping Area Lake–Forest Trail [White], 3 sights 4.3 mi · ▲ 555 ft
- Camp Trail [White] & Heritage Trail [Blue] 10.9 mi · ▲ 1,204 ft
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