1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
2. 300 ftPass Yellow Viewpoint.
3. 100 ftBear left onto Yellow, heading N.
4. 0.2 miPass Eastern Branch Reservoir.
5. 50 ftPass Buttermilk Falls.
6. 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
7. 150 ftTurn left onto Orange, heading NW.
8. 0.6 miPass Washington Valley Reservoir.
9. 350 ftContinue straight onto White, heading NW.
10. 0.3 miPass Washington Valley Reservoir.
11. 0.5 miTurn left onto Coney Island, heading W.
12. 50 ftBear right onto White, heading W.
13. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
14. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Blue, heading SW.
16. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
17. 0.1 miBear right onto Blue (connector), heading W.
18. 0.4 miReach Buttermilk Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
19. 0.4 miBear left onto Blue, heading S.
20. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
21. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
22. 50 ftBear left onto White, heading E.
23. 0.2 miBear left onto Coney Island, heading SE.
24. 50 ftTurn right onto White, heading SE.
25. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Orange, heading SE.
26. 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
27. 150 ftTurn right onto Yellow, heading S.
28. 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
29. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
30. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/buttermilk-falls-yellow-viewpoint-out-back-9-lakes-8-km