routeback
nounUK /ˈruːt.bæk/
US /ˈruːt.bæk/
A routeback is a way to go back the same way you came.
The hikers used a routeback along the river to return to their car.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A road or trail that leads to an earlier point on a journey.
The map showed a routeback to the campsite.
3. In computing, a path that sends data back to its starting point.
The program set a routeback for the error message.
4. A plan for returning something to where it came from.
They arranged a routeback for the borrowed tools.