1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
2. 250 ftSharp left onto Button Rock Road, heading W.
3. 0.9 miBear right, heading NW.
4. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Rattlesnake Gulch, heading NW.
5. 0.8 miBear left, heading W.
6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Rattlesnake Gulch (unmaintained), heading W.
7. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Button Rock B Road, heading NW.
8. 350 ftSharp left, heading N.
9. 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
10. 50 ftTurn right onto Johnny Park Road, heading W.
11. 250 ftBear left onto Elk Trickle connection, heading W.
12. 0.1 miTurn right onto Elk Trickle, heading N.
13. 0.2 miReach Rattlesnake Gulch, then turn around and head back the way you came.
14. 0.2 miTurn left onto Elk Trickle connection, heading N.
15. 0.1 miBear right onto Johnny Park Road, heading SW.
16. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
17. 50 ftBear left onto Button Rock B Road, heading S.
18. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
19. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
20. 400 ftContinue straight onto Rattlesnake Ridge Road, heading NE.
21. 0.5 miBear right onto Rattlesnake Gulch, heading S.
22. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
23. 1 miBear left onto Button Rock Road, heading SE.
24. 0.9 miSharp right, heading NE.
25. 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/elk-trickle-out-back-3bd1