Trail 17 climbs from the West Trailhead through mixed woodland and along edges of steep prairies to its junction with Trail 7. (Note: Trail 17 means it connects Trail 1 to Trail 7.) The southernmost 900 feet (approximately) of this trail are in the Mt. Pisgah Arboretum.   Heading northward, passing a boundary marker on the uphill side of the trail, you will then enter Buford Park proper.