1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
2. 0.5 miSharp left, heading N.
3. 0.8 miBear right onto Deer Creek Trail, heading NE.
4. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
5. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
6. 0.4 miBear right onto Big Chief Trail (Upper), heading NE.
7. 2 miTurn left onto Sawtooth Spur, heading E.
8. 250 ftContinue straight onto Northstar Service Road 700, heading N.
9. 1.6 miSharp left onto Northstar Service Road 704, heading NW.
10. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
11. 0.3 miSharp right onto Northstar Service Road 700, heading N.
12. 1.6 miContinue straight onto Sawtooth Spur, heading NW.
13. 250 ftTurn right onto Big Chief Trail (Upper), heading NW.
14. 2 miBear left, heading SW.
15. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
16. 0.4 miTurn right onto Deer Creek Trail, heading SW.
17. 0.6 miBear left, heading W.
18. 0.8 miSharp right, heading S.
19. 0.5 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-chief-trail-middle-out-back-22-km-47d9