1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
2. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
3. 1 miSharp left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading S.
4. 0.7 miTurn right onto Sawmill Flat, heading NW.
5. 1.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
6. 150 ftTurn left onto Hemlock, heading NE.
7. 350 ftTurn left onto Sawmill, heading N.
8. 400 ftBear left, heading W.
9. 0.3 miBear right onto Knick Knack, heading SW.
10. 0.3 miSharp left onto The Woods, heading N.
11. 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
12. 100 ftSharp left onto Tryumph, heading S.
13. 150 ftSharp left onto River Styx, heading SE.
14. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Sticks & Stones, heading S.
15. 450 ftContinue straight onto Little Trees, heading SW.
16. 250 ftContinue straight onto Sticks & Stones, heading SW.
17. 50 ftTurn right onto Sinuous, heading SW.
18. 50 ftContinue straight onto Crossover, heading SW.
19. 0.9 miSharp left onto 500 Road, heading NW.
20. 1.6 miReach Knick Knack, then turn around and head back the way you came.
21. 1.6 miSharp right onto Crossover, heading NE.
22. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Sinuous, heading E.
23. 50 ftTurn left onto Sticks & Stones, heading E.
24. 50 ftContinue straight onto Little Trees, heading E.
25. 250 ftContinue straight onto Sticks & Stones, heading E.
26. 450 ftContinue straight onto River Styx, heading E.
27. 0.5 miSharp right onto Tryumph, heading N.
28. 150 ftSharp right, heading N.
29. 150 ftSharp left onto The Woods, heading N.
30. 0.1 miSharp right onto Knick Knack, heading NE.
31. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
32. 0.3 miBear right onto Sawmill, heading S.
33. 400 ftTurn right onto Hemlock, heading S.
34. 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
35. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
36. 1.2 miTurn left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading S.
37. 0.7 miSharp right, heading E.
38. 1 miBear right, heading E.
39. 0.4 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/500-road-crossover-out-back-5-sights