1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
2. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
3. 450 ftBear left, heading S.
4. 400 ftBear right, heading S.
5. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
6. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
7. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
8. 1.4 miBear right, heading SW.
9. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
10. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
11. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
12. 450 ftBear left onto Chestnut Oak Loop Trail, heading SE.
13. 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
14. 150 ftTurn left onto Ovenbird Trail, heading SE.
15. 0.2 miTurn left onto Heronry Trail, heading NE.
16. 150 ftContinue straight onto Fire Road, heading SE.
17. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
18. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Heronry Trail, heading E.
19. 150 ftTurn right onto Ovenbird Trail, heading E.
20. 0.2 miTurn right onto Chestnut Oak Loop Trail, heading NW.
21. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
22. 350 ftBear right, heading NW.
23. 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
24. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
25. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
26. 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
27. 1.4 miTurn right, heading N.
28. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
29. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
30. 100 ftBear left, heading N.
31. 400 ftBear right, heading N.
32. 450 ftBear right, heading N.
33. 0.1 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/ovenbird-trail-out-back-8-km-a00f