1. Start on Connector Trail, heading N.
2. 350 ftBear right onto Fitness Trail, heading NW.
3. 0.5 miTurn left onto Cottonwood Trail, heading W.
4. 50 ftTurn right onto Fitness Trail, heading W.
5. 500 ftTurn right onto Mount Carbon Loop, heading W.
6. 0.4 miBear right onto Owl Trail, heading W.
7. 0.5 miContinue straight onto C-470 Trail, heading NW.
8. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
9. 400 ftContinue straight onto C-470 & Bear Creek Trail, heading NW.
10. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Bear Creek Trail, heading W.
11. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
12. 0.4 miReach Cottonwood Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
13. 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
14. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
15. 0.3 miContinue straight onto C-470 & Bear Creek Trail, heading SE.
16. 0.4 miBear right onto C-470 Trail, heading E.
17. 50 ftContinue straight onto Owl Trail, heading E.
18. 0.5 miBear left onto Mount Carbon Loop, heading E.
19. 0.4 miTurn left onto Fitness Trail, heading E.
20. 450 ftTurn left onto Cottonwood Trail, heading E.
21. 50 ftTurn right onto Fitness Trail, heading E.
22. 0.5 miBear left onto Connector Trail, heading E.
23. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
24. 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/bear-creek-trail-cottonwood-trail-out-back-4-sights-8-km-76bc