1. Start on Livin' the Dream (Upper), heading E.
2. 50 ftTurn right onto A-5010, heading NE.
3. 100 ftTurn left onto Livin' the Dream (Upper), heading N.
4. 0.4 miTurn left onto Livin' To Stormy, heading NE.
5. 50 ftBear right onto Livin' the Dream (Upper), heading NW.
6. 50 ftBear left onto Livin' To Stormy, heading E.
7. 250 ftBear left onto A-Line, heading W.
8. 2.8 miSharp left onto A-4000, heading SE.
9. 1.4 miSharp left onto A-5000, heading SE.
10. 0.7 miBear right onto North Rim #3, heading E.
11. 50 ftTurn left onto A-5000, heading E.
12. 0.1 miBear right onto A-5800, heading NE.
13. 50 ftBear left onto A-5000, heading NE.
14. 200 ftTurn left onto North Rim #3, heading NE.
15. 0.4 miContinue straight onto A-5480, heading N.
16. 0.1 miSharp left onto A-5400, heading N.
17. 0.2 miBear left onto A-5490, heading NE.
18. 0.6 miReach A-5490, then turn around and head back the way you came.
19. 0.6 miBear right onto A-5400, heading E.
20. 0.2 miSharp right onto A-5480, heading N.
21. 0.1 miContinue straight onto North Rim #3, heading NE.
22. 0.4 miTurn right onto A-5000, heading SW.
23. 200 ftBear right onto A-5800, heading S.
24. 50 ftBear left onto A-5000, heading S.
25. 0.1 miTurn right onto North Rim #3, heading SW.
26. 50 ftBear left onto A-5000, heading SW.
27. 0.7 miSharp right onto A-4000, heading W.
28. 1.4 miSharp right onto A-Line, heading NW.
29. 2.8 miBear right onto Livin' To Stormy, heading NE.
30. 250 ftBear right onto Livin' the Dream (Upper), heading NE.
31. 50 ftBear left onto Livin' To Stormy, heading NE.
32. 50 ftTurn right onto Livin' the Dream (Upper), heading NE.
33. 0.4 miTurn right onto A-5010, heading W.
34. 50 ftTurn left onto Livin' the Dream (Upper), heading SW.
35. 50 ftArrive 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/a-5490-out-back