Buffalo Ridge West Trail [Orange Loop Trail]–Buffalo Ridge West Trail [White], 3 sights
3.7 mi · ▲ 313 ft · 1 hr 23 min
Buffalo Ridge West Trail [Orange Loop Trail]–Buffalo Ridge West Trail [White], 3 sights is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in South Park near Boyer, PA. It climbs 313 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Buffalo Ridge West Trail [Orange Loop Trail]–Buffalo Ridge West Trail [White], 3 sights
3.7 mi · ▲ 313 ft · 1 hr 23 min
Elevation 1,046–1,245 ft
Out & Back · South Park
Trailhead: 40.31086, -80.01471
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:47 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Orange Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 400 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Buffalo Ridge West Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Buffalo Ridge West Trail [Orange Loop Trail], heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Buffalo Ridge West Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Buffalo Ridge West Trail [Orange Loop Trail], heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Buffalo Ridge West Trail [White], heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Warmup Loop Trail [Red], heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Buffalo Ridge West Trail [White], heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Corrigan Walkway, heading NW.
- 0.5 miReach Buffalo Ridge West Trail [Orange Loop Trail], then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Buffalo Ridge West Trail [White], heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Warmup Loop Trail [Red], heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Buffalo Ridge West Trail [White], heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Buffalo Ridge West Trail [Orange Loop Trail], heading E.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Buffalo Ridge West Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Buffalo Ridge West Trail [Orange Loop Trail], heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Buffalo Ridge West Trail, heading SW.
- 200 ftBear left, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Orange Loop Trail, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 7:15 PM for the 7:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:12 PM — 3 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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