1. Start on Loop D, heading NE.
2. 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
3. 0.3 miBear 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 W.
6. 0.1 miSharp right onto East Branch Brandywine Trail, heading NW.
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 NW.
11. 0.1 miContinue straight onto East Branch Brandywine Trail, heading NW.
12. 50 ftTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading NW.
13. 0.3 miSharp right onto Orange Trail, heading NE.
14. 450 ftReach Loop E, then turn around and head back the way you came.
15. 450 ftSharp left onto Yellow Trail, heading E.
16. 0.3 miTurn left onto East Branch Brandywine Trail, heading S.
17. 50 ftContinue straight onto East Branch Brandywine Trail (Alternate), heading S.
18. 0.1 miBear left onto Green Trail, heading SW.
19. 50 ftBear right onto East Branch Brandywine Trail (Alternate), heading SW.
20. 0.2 miBear right onto Black Trail, heading SE.
21. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
22. 0.1 miContinue straight onto East Branch Brandywine Trail, heading S.
23. 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
24. 200 ftContinue straight onto East Branch Brandywine Trail (Alternate), heading S.
25. 0.1 miTurn left onto Yellow & Black Trail, heading SE.
26. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
27. 50 ftContinue straight onto Loop E, heading NE.
28. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
29. 0.3 miTurn left onto Loop D, heading SE.
30. 50 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-7-km