1. Start on Zoo Loop (Green Dot), heading SW.
2. 50 ftPass Flamingo.
3. 0.2 miPass Big Cat Country.
4. 0.2 miBear left onto Reservoir/Zoo Loop (Green Dot), heading SW.
5. 0.1 miBear left onto Ravine Trail, heading SW.
6. 0.2 miTurn right onto Turtle Back (Orange), heading SE.
7. 0.1 miBear right onto Hillspur Trail, heading S.
8. 250 ftBear left onto Longwood Trail, heading SW.
9. 0.6 miBear left, heading SW.
10. 50 ftBear right onto Girl Scout Bridge / Summit Trail, heading SW.
11. 0.1 miTurn right onto Openwood Trail, heading SE.
12. 0.2 miTurn right onto Hemlock Falls Loop, heading NW.
13. 350 ftBear left, heading W.
14. 300 ftContinue straight onto Lenape Trail (Yellow), heading NW.
15. 450 ftTurn right onto Openwood Trail, heading NW.
16. 250 ftTurn left onto River Trail, heading W.
17. 0.1 miReach Big Cat Country, then turn around and head back the way you came.
18. 0.1 miTurn right onto Openwood Trail, heading SW.
19. 250 ftTurn left onto Lenape Trail (Yellow), heading SW.
20. 0.1 miBear right onto Hemlock Falls Loop, heading NE.
21. 350 ftTurn left onto Openwood Trail, heading SE.
22. 0.2 miTurn left onto Girl Scout Bridge / Summit Trail, heading S.
23. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
24. 50 ftBear right onto Longwood Trail, heading S.
25. 0.6 miBear right onto Hillspur Trail, heading N.
26. 300 ftBear left onto Turtle Back (Orange), heading N.
27. 0.1 miTurn left onto Ravine Trail, heading N.
28. 0.2 miBear right onto Reservoir/Zoo Loop (Green Dot), heading N.
29. 0.1 miBear right onto Zoo Loop (Green Dot), heading N.
30. 0.4 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/big-cat-country-flamingo-out-back-9-sights-9-km