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Kentucky
Buffalo Arch Trail
0.4 mi
Distance
197 ft
Gain
11 min
Time
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What we do know
Inside Daniel Boone National Forest
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 0.4 mi
- Elevation gain
- 197 ft
- Elevation loss
- 197 ft
- Highest point
- 1,640 ft
- Lowest point
- 1,554 ft
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Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this trail
Buffalo Arch Trail is a short out-and-back hike in Kentucky covering 0.8 miles with 197 feet of elevation gain. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 1,640 feet.
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