Buffalo Ranch Trail & Haight Creek Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Buffalo Ranch Trail & Haight Creek Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back near Misty Meadows, UT. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,216 – 4,262 ft4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Haight Creek Trail 40.99455, -111.93957
Nearest town Misty Meadows, UT

Directions

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Buffalo Ranch Trail & Haight Creek Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Elevation 4,215–4,263 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Haight Creek Trail · 40.99455, -111.93957

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 90°F / low 65° · precip 1% · wind 17 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Haight Creek Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  3. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 1 miSharp right, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miBear right onto Great Salt Lake Shoreline Trail, heading NW.
  6. 300 ftBear right onto Buffalo Ranch Trail, heading N.
  7. 200 ftReach Haight Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 250 ftBear left onto Great Salt Lake Shoreline Trail, heading N.
  9. 250 ftBear left, heading N.
  10. 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
  11. 1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  12. 0.5 miTurn right onto Haight Creek Trail, heading E.
  13. 0.2 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

83% paved12% gravel5% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 90°F65°
Feels like83°Precip1%Wind17 mphUV7Humidity12%
Rained 0.4″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:57 PM
Sat 89°65°
Sun 85°64° 36%
Mon 73°58° 65%
Tue 77°52°
Wed 86°59°
Thu 80°62° 23%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 7:16 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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