Trail Description:
Access to this trail is from the Parkers Mountain Trail. The trail follows follows a ridge for .27 miles before reaching the arch. Native Amercians gave the arch its name because they used the arch�s height as an advantage when hunting buffalo. The arch, located at the end of a ridge, is 18� 6� in height with a width of 81� 8�. The ridgeline drops along the back of Buffalo Arch into a valley created by a nearby stream.
Specific Hiking and Trail Information for the Buffalo Arch TrailTrail No. 634A
Location of the Buffalo Arch TrailTrail No. 634A: On Stearns District
Fee Area: No
Length of Trail: 2 miles or less
Estimated Difficulty (Forest Service Estimate): Easy
Travel Information
Trailhead Directions: From US 27 in Whitley City, take KY 92 west. Just past the Yamacraw Bridge over the Big South Fork River, go south (left) onto 1363. Follow the signs to to Great Meadow Campground. When you reach the fork for Forest Road 137 and 562, take 562 to Parkers Mountain. Follow 562 until you reach Forest Road 6305 on your left.
For more information on this hike
National Forest: Daniel Boone National Forest
Local Office: Daniel Boone National Forest
Address:
3320 Highway 27 North
Whitley City, KY, 42653
606-376-5323
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