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Police Station Extension Trail

3.8 mi · ▲ 279 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Police Station Extension Trail is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in South Park near Broughton, PA. It climbs 279 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi988 – 1,198 ft4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.31174, -80.00230
Nearest town Broughton, PA
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Police Station Extension Trail

3.8 mi · ▲ 279 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Elevation 988–1,198 ft

Out & Back · South Park

Trailhead: 40.31174, -80.00230

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:47 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 400 ftTurn left onto Buffalo Ridge East Trail [White], heading NW.
  5. 250 ftTurn right onto Maple Springs Loop, heading NE.
  6. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Police Station Extension Trail, heading N.
  7. 1 miTurn left, heading S.
  8. 0.7 miReach Police Station Extension Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 1.6 miContinue straight onto Maple Springs Loop, heading S.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left onto Buffalo Ridge East Trail [White], heading S.
  11. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  12. 400 ftTurn left, heading S.
  13. 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftArrive 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/police-station-extension-trail-out-back-6-km-d9ce

Trail surface

75% dirt13% paved12% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:47 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~35 min). Leave by 6:52 PM for the 7:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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