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    One of the biggest reasons we traded in the sports car for an SUV was so we could get out on the back roads and do more hiking. Today we're trying out our new little SUV. But the road down into Maumee South campground and the Buffalo River access isn't much of a challenge, any car can make it easily. Anyway, a good reason to go hiking. The hike is pretty easy too.   Maumee Falls West      There isn’t very much room at the trailhead/parking area, but we manage to get off the road at least.   We head east on the Buffalo River Trail, the first part of the trail is above the Buffalo, with some great views down to the river, across the river way up near the top is a cabin. After a sweeping turn to the south the trail heads downhill maybe 75 feet and eventually to the top of a bluffline. Maumee West      We follow this bluffline to Maumee Falls West, if there had been more rain recently, we would have seen a couple smaller waterfalls along here. Anyway, just a little further arou