1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
2. 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
3. 1.9 miBear left, heading E.
4. 150 ftSharp right, heading SW.
5. 0.4 miTurn left onto Saddle Trail, heading SW.
6. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Baseline Trail, heading SE.
7. 0.3 miSharp right, heading E.
8. 450 ftSharp left onto Rainbow Valley Trail, heading W.
9. 0.4 miSharp right onto Toothaker Trail, heading E.
10. 0.1 miTurn left onto Butterfield Trail, heading SW.
11. 1 miTurn left onto Gadsden Trail, heading SE.
12. 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
13. 0.8 miTurn right onto Butterfield Trail, heading SE.
14. 1 miTurn right onto Toothaker Trail, heading W.
15. 0.1 miSharp left onto Rainbow Valley Trail, heading NW.
16. 0.4 miSharp right, heading NW.
17. 450 ftSharp left onto Baseline Trail, heading W.
18. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Saddle Trail, heading N.
19. 0.2 miTurn right onto Quail Trail, heading NW.
20. 0.4 miSharp left, heading NE.
21. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
22. 1.9 miBear left, heading W.
23. 0.4 miArrive 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/gadsden-trail-out-back-18-km-3432