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. 0.4 miTurn left onto Black Trail, heading N.
8. 250 ftBear left onto East Branch Brandywine Trail (Alternate), heading NW.
9. 0.2 miBear left onto Green Trail, heading N.
10. 50 ftBear right onto East Branch Brandywine Trail (Alternate), heading N.
11. 0.1 miReach Loop E, then turn around and head back the way you came.
12. 0.1 miBear left onto Green Trail, heading NW.
13. 50 ftBear right onto East Branch Brandywine Trail (Alternate), heading SE.
14. 0.2 miBear right onto Black Trail, heading SE.
15. 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
16. 0.1 miContinue straight onto East Branch Brandywine Trail, heading S.
17. 0.3 miSharp left, heading SE.
18. 200 ftContinue straight onto East Branch Brandywine Trail (Alternate), heading SE.
19. 0.1 miTurn left onto Yellow & Black Trail, heading SE.
20. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
21. 50 ftContinue straight onto Loop E, heading NE.
22. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
23. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
24. 300 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-loop-e-out-back-3-sights-5-km