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Davis County Fairgrounds

Buffalo Ranch Trail & Farmington Creek Trail

6.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 12 min

Buffalo Ranch Trail & Farmington Creek Trail is a 6.6-mile out-and-back in Davis County Fairgrounds near Kum-Li Meadows, UT. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,216 – 4,239 ft7.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Farmington Creek Trail 40.97865, -111.90440
Nearest town Kum-Li Meadows, UT
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Directions

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Buffalo Ranch Trail & Farmington Creek Trail

6.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 12 min

Elevation 4,215–4,240 ft

Out & Back · Davis County Fairgrounds

Trailhead: Farmington Creek Trail · 40.97865, -111.90440

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 90°F / low 69° · precip 1% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

Transit-accessible: State St @ 720 W stop 280 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Farmington Creek Trail, heading SW.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left onto D&RGW Rail Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
  4. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 1 miTurn right onto Buffalo Ranch Trail, heading W.
  7. 0.7 miReach Farmington Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
  9. 1 miTurn right, heading E.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  11. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  12. 150 ftContinue straight onto D&RGW Rail Trail, heading SE.
  13. 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
  14. 250 ftContinue straight onto Farmington Creek Trail, heading N.
  15. 0.1 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-trail-farmington-creek-trail-out-back-11-km-31f6

Trail surface

70% paved22% gravel2% dirt6% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 90°F69°
Feels like81°Precip1%Wind12 mphUV7Humidity14%
Rained 0.3″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:57 PM
Sat 90°69°
Sun 83°61° 36%
Mon 72°56° 66%
Tue 80°53°
Wed 88°60°
Thu 80°62° 23%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 7:15 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: State St @ 720 W stop 280 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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