1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
3. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
4. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Marcy Gulch Trail, heading E.
5. 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
6. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
7. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
8. 300 ftBear right, heading SE.
9. 50 ftBear right onto Vista Nation XC 2-mile course, heading SE.
10. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
11. 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
12. 0.6 miTurn right onto Badlands, heading SW.
13. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
14. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
15. 0.6 miBear right, heading N.
16. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Vista Nation XC 2-mile course, heading N.
17. 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
18. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
19. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
20. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
21. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
22. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Marcy Gulch Trail, heading NE.
23. 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
24. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
25. 0.2 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/badlands-out-back-8-km-40c2