3.4 miles
Distance
497 ft
Climb
-817 ft
Descent
01:07:15
Avg time

Buffalo Trail Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Horse
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Williams Creek
    Salmon, Idaho
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T2 Mountain Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, Fat
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Trail Visibility
    Sometimes hard to follow
  • Season
    May-September
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • Global Ranking
    #70902 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    5 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking
    • 5 in Horseback
  • Land Owner
    USFS

This trail follows existing cow trails most of the way. The trail ends near buffalo rock on its eastern end.

This trail is unsanctioned.

Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Buffalo Trail mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -327 ft
  • Altitude min
    6,060 ft
  • Altitude max
    6,652 ft
  • Altitude start
    6,646 ft
  • Altitude end
    6,319 ft
  • Grade
    -1.8%
  • Grade max
    -49.3%
  • Grade min
    31.7%
  • Distance climb
    1 mile
  • Distance down
    2 miles
  • Distance flat
    991 ft
  • Avg time
    01:07:15
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on Nov 26, 2024
Snow Cover Partial
Avg: 3.98 (1 votes)
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      Buffalo Trail Trail Reports

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      Nov 26, 2024 @ 6:49pm
      Nov 26, 2024
      		 Hiked the portion of the trail east of the stock tank. Cleared two trees, some branches and rocks.
      Aug 2, 2024 @ 2:50pm
      Aug 2, 2024
      		 Thunder Fire Closure lifted: https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-publication/idscf-thunder-fire/thunder-fire-closure-terminated-08-02-2024
      Jul 27, 2024 @ 9:26am
      Jul 27, 2024
      		 Closed due to the Thunder Fire, more info: https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fseprd1196683.pdf
      May 17, 2022 @ 4:16pm
      May 17, 2022
      		 Trail is clear end to end.
      Nov 25, 2021 @ 8:35am
      Nov 25, 2021
      		 Buffalo trail is clear, end to end.
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      • Last: Jun 5, 2020

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      Nov 23, 2021 @ 4:50pm
      Nov 23, 2021

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