1. Start on Air Line State Park Trail, heading E.
2. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Southern New England Trunkline Trail, heading NE.
3. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
4. 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
5. 0.4 miTurn left onto Saddle Trail, heading N.
6. 0.6 miTurn right onto Hay Ride Trail, heading N.
7. 50 ftSharp left onto Saddle Trail, heading N.
8. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Pain in the Pullman, heading N.
9. 250 ftTurn right onto Grand Trunk Trail, heading N.
10. 0.4 miTurn left onto Streeter Trail, heading NW.
11. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
12. 450 ftTurn left onto Schmidt Trail, heading NE.
13. 1 miTurn left onto Midstate Trail, heading NW.
14. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
15. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
16. 1.5 miPass Whitin Reservoir.
17. 1.1 miReach Whitin Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
18. 1 miBear right, heading SW.
19. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
20. 1.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
21. 0.7 miTurn right onto Schmidt Trail, heading SE.
22. 1 miTurn right, heading S.
23. 450 ftBear left onto Streeter Trail, heading SE.
24. 0.3 miTurn right onto Grand Trunk Trail, heading SE.
25. 0.4 miTurn left onto Pain in the Pullman, heading W.
26. 250 ftContinue straight onto Saddle Trail, heading W.
27. 0.3 miSharp right onto Hay Ride Trail, heading S.
28. 50 ftTurn left onto Saddle Trail, heading S.
29. 0.6 miTurn right onto Southern New England Trunkline Trail, heading SW.
30. 0.4 miSharp left, heading SW.
31. 200 ftBear right, heading SW.
32. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Air Line State Park Trail, heading W.
33. 0.5 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/benson-mountain-out-back-18-km-5a61