1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
3. 0.2 miTurn left onto Loop E, heading S.
4. 0.2 miTurn right onto Yellow & Black Trail, heading W.
5. 0.2 miTurn right onto East Branch Brandywine Trail (Alternate), heading SW.
6. 0.1 miSharp right onto East Branch Brandywine Trail, heading S.
7. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
8. 0.1 miTurn left onto Black Trail, heading N.
9. 250 ftBear left onto East Branch Brandywine Trail (Alternate), heading NW.
10. 0.2 miBear left onto Green Trail, heading N.
11. 50 ftBear right onto East Branch Brandywine Trail (Alternate), heading NW.
12. 0.1 miContinue straight onto East Branch Brandywine Trail, heading NW.
13. 300 ftTurn right onto East Branch Brandywine Trail (Alternate), heading N.
14. 0.9 miReach Loop E, then turn around and head back the way you came.
15. 0.9 miTurn left onto East Branch Brandywine Trail, heading S.
16. 300 ftContinue straight onto East Branch Brandywine Trail (Alternate), heading S.
17. 0.1 miBear left onto Green Trail, heading SE.
18. 50 ftBear right onto East Branch Brandywine Trail (Alternate), heading SE.
19. 0.2 miBear right onto Black Trail, heading SE.
20. 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
21. 0.1 miBear left onto East Branch Brandywine Trail, heading SE.
22. 0.3 miSharp left, heading SE.
23. 200 ftContinue straight onto East Branch Brandywine Trail (Alternate), heading SE.
24. 0.1 miTurn left onto Yellow & Black Trail, heading SE.
25. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
26. 50 ftContinue straight onto Loop E, heading SE.
27. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
28. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
29. 150 ftArrive 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/east-branch-brandywine-trail-alternate-east-branch-brandywine-trail-alternate-out-back-4-sights-8-km