Shaffer Walking Trail
Explore BC3 Shaffer Walking Trail on our webpage. A scenic one-mile escape for wellness and tranquility. Embrace nature's beauty as you stroll.
The Shaffer Walking Trail's 1-mile blacktop trail snakes around the hilltop campus, offering quiet places to rest on a bench or view the surrounding county.
Walking trail users must apply online for a yearly parking permit. The cost is $10.00. Payments must be made in person at the campus police office in the Student Success Center or online after the completion of the application. Walkers are only to park in spaces painted with white lines. Permits must be printed, and visibly displayed on the vehicle's dashboard while parked on campus.
The trail is for pedestrians only. Bicycles and skateboards, as well as tobacco use on campus, are prohibited. Pet owners are expected to pick up after their animals.
The trail is named for E. Bertrum and Esther Shaffer, whose estate donated $334,000 to BC3 in 2011. E. Bertrum Shaffer was BC3's first academic dean. He also twice served as the college's acting president and is credited with designing the college seal. He retired from BC3 in 1976 and was named professor emeritus. Esther Shaffer was also a lifelong educator.
Shaffer Walking Trail Hours
Monday - Sunday | Dawn to Dusk
Shaffer Walking Trail
107 College Drive, Butler PA 16002
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