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Buffalo Scaffold Trail route map
Difficulty: Moderate
Antelope Island State Park/Utah

Buffalo Scaffold Trail

5.4 mi

Distance

433 ft

Elev. Gain

2h 2m

Est. Time

Moderate

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Buffalo Scaffold Trail unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

Utah State Parks manages this trail and is the authority for conditions, closures and route notes. See official sources below. Spot something we should add?

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:1,282 ft
Max:1,592 ft
Gain:226 ft
Loss:408 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 1,282 ft and 1,592 ft across 5.4 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.1,282 ft1,385 ft1,488 ft1,592 ft0.0 mi1.4 mi2.7 mi4.1 mi5.4 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi1,592 ft
End5.4 mi1,410 ft

Trail Details

Bike and horse access: Utah State Parks, checked 2026-10-14. Rules change, so confirm with the land manager before you go.

Surface
Dirt

Official sources & verification

Managed by Utah State Parks

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Source of truth

Where it is

Nearest town:
Magna, UT · about 9 mi away
County:
Davis County, UT
Jurisdiction:
Antelope Island State Park · Utah State Parks

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

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We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: Jul 25, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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