1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
2. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
3. 0.3 miTurn left onto Water Towers Path, heading S.
4. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
5. 150 ftContinue straight onto Lavender (Robert Rodale), heading SW.
6. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Red (Trout Run), heading SW.
7. 0.7 miBear left onto Orange (Alpine Street), heading SW.
8. 200 ftTurn right onto Blue (Uplands), heading SW.
9. 50 ftSharp left onto Orange (Alpine Street), heading SW.
10. 0.7 miSharp left onto South Mountain Gateway Trail, heading W.
11. 0.5 miBear left onto Homestead Loop, heading S.
12. 50 ftBear right onto South Mountain Gateway Trail, heading S.
13. 450 ftReach Lavender (Robert Rodale), then turn around and head back the way you came.
14. 450 ftBear left onto Homestead Loop, heading SW.
15. 50 ftBear right onto South Mountain Gateway Trail, heading S.
16. 0.5 miSharp right onto Orange (Alpine Street), heading NW.
17. 0.8 miSharp right onto Blue (Uplands), heading NE.
18. 50 ftTurn left onto Orange (Alpine Street), heading NE.
19. 250 ftBear right onto Red (Trout Run), heading E.
20. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Lavender (Robert Rodale), heading NE.
21. 0.3 miTurn left onto Water Towers Path, heading NE.
22. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
23. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
24. 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/lavender-robert-rodale-orange-alpine-street-out-back-4-sights-9-km