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Iowa
Buffalo Run
1.2 mi
Distance
165 ft
Gain
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Buffalo Run
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 1.2 mi
- Elevation gain
- 165 ft
- Highest point
- 1,338 ft
- Lowest point
- 1,167 ft
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Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- State Department of Natural Resources
- Bikes
- no
About this trail
Buffalo Run is a 1.20-mile out-and-back trail in Iowa with 165 feet of elevation gain. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 1,338 feet.
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