1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
2. 150 ftSharp right, heading NW.
3. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
4. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
5. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
7. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
8. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
9. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
10. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
11. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
12. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
13. 1.9 miTurn right, heading SE.
14. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
15. 50 ftBear right onto Sunrise Hill Trail, heading SE.
16. 450 ftBear right onto South Loop Trail, heading SE.
17. 400 ftReach Balancing Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
18. 350 ftBear left onto Sunrise Hill Trail, heading S.
19. 450 ftBear left, heading S.
20. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
21. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
22. 1.9 miTurn right, heading NW.
23. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
24. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
25. 250 ftBear left, heading N.
26. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
27. 300 ftTurn left, heading NW.
28. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
29. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
30. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
31. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
32. 250 ftSharp left, heading NE.
33. 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/balancing-rock-out-back-9-km-8b0a