1. Start on Bridle 2-3, heading S.
2. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Buckeye Trail, heading S.
3. 1.6 miTurn right, heading N.
4. 400 ftTurn left onto Hewitt Trail, heading SW.
5. 0.3 miBear right onto Caldwell Trail, heading NW.
6. 0.5 miBear right onto Firetower Trail, heading NE.
7. 350 ftContinue straight onto Caldwell Trail, heading E.
8. 0.5 miReach Caldwell Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
9. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Firetower Trail, heading SW.
10. 350 ftBear left onto Caldwell Trail, heading SW.
11. 0.4 miSharp left onto Hewitt Trail, heading S.
12. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
13. 400 ftTurn left onto Buckeye Trail, heading S.
14. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
15. 0.7 miBear right onto Bridle 31-33, heading NE.
16. 0.6 miTurn left onto The Wall, heading SE.
17. 0.8 miBear left onto Estep Hollow, heading E.
18. 0.5 miBear right onto C-9, heading NE.
19. 0.1 miBear right onto Black Forest, heading E.
20. 0.1 miTurn left onto Buckeye Trail, heading NE.
21. 0.3 miBear left onto Long Branch Trail, heading S.
22. 0.4 miTurn left onto Buckeye Trail, heading NW.
23. 1.2 miTurn right onto Bridle 2-3, heading NW.
24. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/buckeye-trail-out-back-12-km-4faf