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Arizona
Buffalo Trail
1.2 mi
Distance
39 ft
Gain
24 min
Time
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Buffalo Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 1.2 mi
- Elevation gain
- 39 ft
- Elevation loss
- 39 ft
- Highest point
- 6,042 ft
- Lowest point
- 6,021 ft
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About this trail
Buffalo Trail is a 2.34-mile out-and-back hike in Arizona with 39 feet of elevation gain. The trail returns via the same path it went out on.
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