When you are nearing the Bowen Ranch, about a couple hundred yards or less from it, you can turn right onto a public rd and from there go aprox 2.3 miles, taking every left hand turn going in to get to the parking spot for the Freedom Trail. Hike south from there which takes you down into a canyon, then follow the canyon, in downstream direction, the trail will be clear to see. Eventually it runs into the Bowen Ranch Trail. Remember the way you went in so you know the way out. Many people have lost their way over the years. It is a shorter hike in distance, but the elevation change is about the same as the Bowen Ranch parking spot.