Arapaho National Forest

Buffalo Creek Trail

5.7 mi · ▲ 698 ft · 2 hr 15 min

Buffalo Creek Trail is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Hot Sulphur Springs, CO. It climbs 698 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi8,773 – 9,492 ft5.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Buffalo Creek Trail 40.25714, -106.10913
Nearest town Hot Sulphur Springs, CO

Directions

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Buffalo Creek Trail

5.7 mi · ▲ 698 ft · 2 hr 15 min

Elevation 8,772–9,493 ft

Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest

Trailhead: Buffalo Creek Trail · 40.25714, -106.10913

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:33 PM

Dogs allowed

  1. Start on Buffalo Creek Trail, heading W.
  2. 2.9 miReach Buffalo Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 2.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:33 PM

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed

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