Buffalo River Trail itinerary
Every mile marker on the Buffalo River Trail route, in order, with the distance and elevation change between each one, and which permit each stretch needs. To set alerts for your dates, go to the Buffalo River Trail permit page.
Which permit covers this route
The Buffalo River Trail. One reservation is a trailhead or zone plus an entry date; you roam after that, issued by walk-up.
- Stops mapped
- 14
- Across the markers
- 57.7 mi
- Route length, measured
- about 77.3 mi
- Ascent, at least
- 953 ft
The stops below are the route's published mile markers, in order, with the elevations recorded against each one.
Distance and elevation change on each leg are the difference between the two published figures either side of it, so the legs are arithmetic on the markers and nothing more.
The Buffalo River Trail route, stop by stop
Mile 11.8
1,065 ft
Ponca (west section access)
1.6 miles · 64 ft down to Steel Creek Campground
Mile 13.4
1,001 ft
Steel Creek Campground
2.2 miles · 698 ft up to Fisher Point
Mile 15.6
1,699 ft
Fisher Point
7.0 miles · 3 ft up to Kyles Landing
Mile 22.6
1,702 ft
Kyles Landing
4.2 miles · 683 ft down to Erbie
Mile 26.8
1,019 ft
Erbie
4.6 miles · 117 ft down to Liles Falls
Mile 31.4
902 ft
Liles Falls
3.1 miles · 91 ft down to Ozark Campground
Mile 34.5
811 ft
Ozark Campground
2.5 miles · 18 ft up to Pruitt (west section terminus)
Mile 37.0
829 ft
Pruitt (west section terminus)
8.9 miles · 32 ft down to Tie Slide Overlook
Mile 45.9
797 ft
Tie Slide Overlook
4.2 miles · 189 ft down to Tyler Bend / Collier Homestead area
Mile 50.1
608 ft
Tyler Bend / Collier Homestead area
7.0 miles · 152 ft up to Bear Creek Vista
Mile 57.1
760 ft
Bear Creek Vista
1.8 miles · 183 ft down to M&NA Trestles
Mile 58.9
577 ft
M&NA Trestles
7.1 miles · 16 ft up to Pileated Point
Mile 66.0
593 ft
Pileated Point
3.5 miles · 66 ft up to Maumee Falls West
Mile 69.5
659 ft
Maumee Falls West
Getting a Buffalo River Trail for the dates you want
Planning the route is the easy half. Buffalo River Trail dates go fast, and the ones that come back are cancellations. They return to the booking system without warning and are gone again quickly. PermitSnag checks Buffalo River Trail around the clock and alerts you the moment a date opens.