1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
2. 0.1 miPass Bates Sanctuary.
3. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
4. 0.2 miTurn right onto M&M Trail (Old Route), heading S.
5. 1.8 miBear left, heading SE.
6. 450 ftBear right, heading E.
7. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
8. 350 ftBear left, heading SE.
9. 200 ftBear right, heading SE.
10. 300 ftSharp left, heading W.
11. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
12. 500 ftTurn left, heading SW.
13. 100 ftSharp left, heading SW.
14. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
15. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Middle Access Road, heading S.
16. 1.2 miReach Bates Sanctuary, then turn around and head back the way you came.
17. 1.6 miTurn left, heading N.
18. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
19. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
20. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
21. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
22. 350 ftBear left, heading NW.
23. 200 ftBear right, heading NW.
24. 350 ftBear right, heading N.
25. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
26. 450 ftBear right, heading E.
27. 1.3 miContinue straight onto M&M Trail (Old Route), heading N.
28. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
29. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
30. 0.1 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/bates-sanctuary-middle-access-road-out-back