1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
2. 50 ftTurn right onto Parking Lot Connector, heading NE.
3. 350 ftContinue straight onto Quartz Mine Trail, heading E.
4. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Javelina Summit Trail, heading E.
5. 0.3 miSharp left, heading SE.
6. 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
7. 300 ftBear left onto Tortuga, heading N.
8. 0.3 miTurn right onto SOB, heading NE.
9. 150 ftContinue straight onto Alternate, heading N.
10. 50 ftBear right onto SOB, heading N.
11. 0.2 miBear left onto SOB Cut, heading E.
12. 250 ftTurn left onto SOB, heading E.
13. 500 ftReach Parking Lot Connector, then turn around and head back the way you came.
14. 0.1 miTurn right onto SOB Cut, heading NE.
15. 250 ftBear right onto SOB, heading SW.
16. 0.2 miBear left onto Alternate, heading SW.
17. 50 ftContinue straight onto SOB, heading SW.
18. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
19. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Tortuga, heading S.
20. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
21. 300 ftSharp left, heading S.
22. 0.2 miSharp right onto Javelina Summit Trail, heading W.
23. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Quartz Mine Trail, heading NW.
24. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Parking Lot Connector, heading W.
25. 400 ftTurn left, heading W.
26. 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/alternate-parking-lot-connector-out-back