White River National Forest · Colorado

Buffalo Cabin

0.6 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 31 · trail class 3 · typical grade trail_grade · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, horse

Trailhead Buffalo Cabin/Buffalo Mountain TH #31 Drive there

Buffalo Cabin/Buffalo Mountain TH #31 the Forest Service's write-up

This trail offers options: a shorter hike to log cabin ruins or a longer trip to the top of Buffalo Mountain at 12,274 ft. The trail winds through a lodgepole pine forest and eventually leads to remains of two historic log cabins with only the foundations remaining. The trail climbs steeply into the alpine where you can occasionally see mountain goats. Once on top of Buffalo Mountain you will have spectacular 360 degree views of the surrounding mountains.

Please leave all artifacts at the cabin ruins for others to enjoy.

Do not approach or feed wildlife

This trail is not recommended for hikers with dogs; it climbs steeply through a talus field with sharp rocks that may injure dogs' feet.

Restrictions <ul><li>This trail is not recommended for hikers with dogs</li><li>Open to hiking and horseback riding. Horses are only permitted on the first mile of the trail.<br /><br />Trail enters the <a href="https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/whiteriver/recarea/?recid=81106">Eagles Nest Wilderness Area.</a></li></ul>&nbsp;

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the US Forest Service's National Forest System trails layer (public domain), read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end, and the class, surface, grade and tread width are the forest's own entries where it publishes them - a forest that publishes the centreline alone has none. The trailheads and the points along the way are the Service's recreation points, and the write-ups its own recarea text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the forest's own site before you go.