Buffalo Ridge East Trail [White] & Police Station Extension Trail
4.1 mi · ▲ 277 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Buffalo Ridge East Trail [White] & Police Station Extension Trail is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in South Park near Piney Fork, PA. It climbs 277 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Buffalo Ridge East Trail [White] & Police Station Extension Trail
4.1 mi · ▲ 277 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Elevation 983–1,198 ft
Out & Back · South Park
Trailhead: Buffalo Ridge East Trail [White] · 40.31022, -80.00195
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:47 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Buffalo Ridge East Trail [White], heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Maple Springs Loop, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Police Station Extension Trail, heading NE.
- 1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.7 miReach Buffalo Ridge East Trail [White], then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.6 miContinue straight onto Maple Springs Loop, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Buffalo Ridge East Trail [White], heading S.
- 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~39 min). Leave by 6:48 PM for the 7:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Buffalo Ridge East Trail [White] Trailhead
- Duck Pond–Brackenridge Trail, 3 sights 2.6 mi · ▲ 459 ft
- Police Station Extension Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 279 ft
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