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The Cascades–Police Station Extension Trail, 3 sights

5.8 mi · ▲ 555 ft · 2 hr 13 min

The Cascades–Police Station Extension Trail, 3 sights is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in South Park near Salida, PA. The route reaches The Cascades. It climbs 555 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,043 – 1,198 ft6.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: 100 Acres Connector Trail 40.33081, -80.01001
Nearest town Salida, PA
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The Cascades–Police Station Extension Trail, 3 sights

5.8 mi · ▲ 555 ft · 2 hr 13 min

Elevation 1,044–1,198 ft

Out & Back · South Park

Trailhead: 100 Acres Connector Trail · 40.33081, -80.01001

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto Texas Road Gas Line Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 450 ftTurn right onto Buffalo Ridge East Trail [White], heading S.
  5. 350 ftTurn left onto Vale of Cashmere Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.1 miSharp left onto Golf Trail, heading S.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  10. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Buffalo Ridge East Trail [White], heading S.
  11. 150 ftPass The Cascades.
  12. 150 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  14. 0.5 miTurn left onto Maple Springs Loop, heading S.
  15. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Police Station Extension Trail, heading S.
  16. 1 miTurn left, heading E.
  17. 0.7 miReach The Cascades, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 1.6 miContinue straight onto Maple Springs Loop, heading NW.
  19. 0.1 miTurn right onto Buffalo Ridge East Trail [White], heading N.
  20. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  21. 250 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  22. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  23. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  24. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  25. 50 ftTurn left onto Golf Trail, heading NW.
  26. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  27. 50 ftContinue straight onto Vale of Cashmere Trail, heading NW.
  28. 0.1 miTurn right onto Buffalo Ridge East Trail [White], heading N.
  29. 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  30. 450 ftTurn right onto Texas Road Gas Line Trail, heading NW.
  31. 0.1 miArrive 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/the-cascades-the-cascades-out-back-4-sights-9-km-fa55

Trail surface

85% dirt7% paved8% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:47 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~61 min). Leave by 6:26 PM for the 7:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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