Police Station Extension Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 225 ft · 1 hr 15 min
Police Station Extension Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in South Park near Broughton, PA. It is mostly level, with 225 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Police Station Extension Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 225 ft · 1 hr 15 min
Elevation 1,037–1,199 ft
Out & Back · South Park
Trailhead: Maple Springs Loop · 40.31477, -79.99969
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:47 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Maple Springs Loop, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Police Station Extension Trail, heading NE.
- 1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.7 miReach Police Station Extension Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.6 miSharp left onto Maple Springs Loop, heading S.
- 450 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 6:58 PM for the 7:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Maple Springs Loop Trailhead
- Alice In Wonderland Trail [Orange Loop Trail]–Buffalo Ridge West Trail, 3 sights 2.1 mi · ▲ 171 ft
- Police Station Extension Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 226 ft
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