This loop is 3 miles long and rated as moderate for the inclines.   The trail is almost a complete loop:  it dead ends into the Yellow Mountain Bike Trail and returning to the South Trailhead requires going south/turn right for approximately an additional quarter mile.  The trail offers views of the lake as it uses some ridge tops and seasonal wildflowers.

The trail is marked with dark blue blazes.  Care should be taken to follow the dark blue blazes at the intersections with the Perimeter Trail as a section of the Buckeye Trail (with light blue blazes) uses part of the Blue Mountain Bike Trail.