1. Start on Payne Road, heading E.
2. 0.6 miTurn right onto Hathaway Road, heading SW.
3. 0.9 miTurn right onto Makepeace Road, heading S.
4. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
5. 0.8 miBear right onto Cedar Swamp Road, heading W.
6. 300 ftTurn left, heading S.
7. 0.4 miBear left onto Pine Tree Trail, heading S.
8. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
9. 2.2 miSharp left onto Back of The Gem, heading SE.
10. 200 ftContinue straight onto The Gem, heading E.
11. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Back of The Gem, heading E.
12. 0.3 miReach Payne Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
13. 0.3 miContinue straight onto The Gem, heading N.
14. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Back of The Gem, heading SW.
15. 250 ftSharp right onto Pine Tree Trail, heading S.
16. 2.2 miBear right, heading N.
17. 100 ftBear right, heading N.
18. 0.4 miTurn right onto Cedar Swamp Road, heading NW.
19. 300 ftBear left onto Makepeace Road, heading SW.
20. 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
21. 0.2 miTurn left onto Hathaway Road, heading N.
22. 0.9 miTurn left onto Payne Road, heading N.
23. 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/back-of-the-gem-makepeace-road-out-back-4-sights-19-km