1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
2. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
3. 100 ftSharp left, heading NE.
4. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
5. 150 ftSharp left, heading E.
6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Heron Loop Trail, heading E.
7. 50 ftPass Bird Trail Viewing Mound.
8. 50 ftSharp right onto Sparrow Loop Trail, heading NE.
9. 400 ftTurn left, heading SE.
10. 0.1 miBear right onto Marymoor Connector Trail, heading NE.
11. 0.4 miTurn left onto East Lake Sammamish Trail, heading E.
12. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
13. 0.4 miBear left, heading NW.
14. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
15. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
16. 50 ftTurn right onto Bear Creek Crossing, heading N.
17. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
18. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
19. 0.1 miBear left onto Bear Creek Trail, heading NW.
20. 0.2 miReach Bird Trail Viewing Mound, then turn around and head back the way you came.
21. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
22. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
23. 100 ftTurn left onto Bear Creek Crossing, heading NE.
24. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
25. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
26. 150 ftTurn left onto East Lake Sammamish Trail, heading NE.
27. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
28. 200 ftBear right, heading SE.
29. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
30. 150 ftTurn right onto Marymoor Connector Trail, heading SE.
31. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
32. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
33. 0.1 miTurn right onto Sparrow Loop Trail, heading SE.
34. 400 ftSharp left onto Heron Loop Trail, heading SE.
35. 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
36. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
37. 150 ftSharp right, heading SE.
38. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
39. 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/bird-trail-viewing-mound-bear-creek-trail-out-back-5-km