Buffalo Ranch Pond & Buffalo Ranch Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Buffalo Ranch Pond & Buffalo Ranch Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back near Oakridge Country Club Estates, UT. The route reaches Buffalo Ranch Pond at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,216 – 4,226 ft3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Buffalo Ranch Trail 40.97295, -111.92122
Nearest town Oakridge Country Club Estates, UT

Directions

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Buffalo Ranch Pond & Buffalo Ranch Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Elevation 4,215–4,227 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Buffalo Ranch Trail · 40.97295, -111.92122

Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 90°F / low 70° · precip 1% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Buffalo Ranch Trail, heading W.
  2. 1.2 miSharp left, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miBear right onto Great Salt Lake Shoreline Trail, heading N.
  5. 300 ftBear right onto Buffalo Ranch Trail, heading NE.
  6. 200 ftReach Buffalo Ranch Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 250 ftBear left onto Great Salt Lake Shoreline Trail, heading NE.
  8. 250 ftBear left, heading S.
  9. 0.1 miPass Buffalo Ranch Pond.
  10. 1 miSharp left onto Buffalo Ranch Trail, heading SE.
  11. 0.6 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

64% gravel36% paved

Weather

ClearTemperature 90°F70°
Precip1%Wind12 mphUV7Humidity20%
Rained 0.1″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperature
90°70°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:57 PM
Sun 85°65° 34%
Mon 73°58° 54%
Tue 78°52°
Wed 88°62°
Thu 86°69° 19%
Fri 89°65° 19%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 7:24 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead