1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
2. 150 ftBear left onto Aptos Creek Road, heading S.
3. 0.5 miTurn right onto West Ridge Trail, heading W.
4. 2.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
5. 0.2 miBear right onto 6 mile trail loop, heading SW.
6. 2.6 miReach Land of Medicine Buddha, then turn around and head back the way you came.
7. 2.6 miBear left, heading E.
8. 0.2 miTurn right onto West Ridge Trail, heading NE.
9. 2.6 miTurn left onto Aptos Creek Road, heading SE.
10. 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
11. 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/land-of-medicine-buddha-out-back-16-km-bfdc