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Buffalo Ranch Pond via Legacy Parkway Trail

9.6 mi · ▲ 29 ft · 3 hr 13 min

Buffalo Ranch Pond via Legacy Parkway Trail is a 9.6-mile out-and-back near Quail Run, UT. The route reaches Buffalo Ranch Pond at the turnaround, 4.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 29 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,216 – 4,265 ft10.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Legacy Parkway Trail 40.98671, -111.90361
Nearest town Quail Run, UT
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Buffalo Ranch Pond via Legacy Parkway Trail

9.6 mi · ▲ 29 ft · 3 hr 13 min

Elevation 4,215–4,264 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Legacy Parkway Trail · 40.98671, -111.90361

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

Transit-accessible: Farmington stop 71 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 300 ftContinue straight onto Legacy Parkway Trail, heading SE.
  3. 1.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  4. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  6. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 1 miTurn right onto Buffalo Ranch Trail, heading W.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  10. 0.8 miPass Buffalo Ranch Pond.
  11. 0.3 miReach Buffalo Ranch Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 1.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  13. 1 miTurn right, heading E.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  15. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  17. 0.5 miTurn left onto Legacy Parkway Trail, heading E.
  18. 1.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/buffalo-ranch-pond-buffalo-ranch-pond-out-back-via-legacy-parkway-trail

Trail surface

99% paved1% gravel

Weather

ClearTemperature 90°F70°
Precip1%Wind12 mphUV7Humidity20%
Rained 0.3″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
90°70°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:57 PM
Sun 85°61° 34%
Mon 72°57° 53%
Tue 82°54°
Wed 89°62°
Thu 85°69° 18%
Fri 90°65° 18%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 7:33 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:16 PM — 9 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Farmington stop 71 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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