1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
3. 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
4. 1 miSharp right, heading SE.
5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
6. 500 ftContinue straight onto Safari 1, heading SW.
7. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Hippo, heading SW.
8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Safari 1, heading SW.
9. 150 ftBear left onto Tapawingo Spur Trail/Lower Fenceline, heading SW.
10. 150 ftContinue straight onto Safari 2, heading SW.
11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lion Cage, heading S.
12. 150 ftSharp left onto Tapawingo Spur Trail/G.O.A.T., heading S.
13. 0.3 miBear left onto Tapawingo Spur Trail, heading NE.
14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Tapawingo Spur Trail/Tiger Pen, heading S.
15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Tapawingo Spur Trail/Cages, heading S.
16. 150 ftTurn right onto Top Quad, heading S.
17. 150 ftBear right onto Cages, heading S.
18. 50 ftBear left onto Top Quad, heading S.
19. 250 ftBear right onto Stags, heading SE.
20. 50 ftContinue straight onto Stags/Top Quad, heading SE.
21. 0.1 miReach Hippo, then turn around and head back the way you came.
22. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Stags, heading S.
23. 50 ftBear left onto Top Quad, heading S.
24. 250 ftBear right onto Cages, heading SW.
25. 50 ftBear left onto Top Quad, heading SW.
26. 150 ftTurn left onto Tapawingo Spur Trail/Cages, heading S.
27. 150 ftContinue straight onto Tapawingo Spur Trail/Tiger Pen, heading SW.
28. 50 ftContinue straight onto Tapawingo Spur Trail, heading SW.
29. 50 ftBear right onto Tapawingo Spur Trail/G.O.A.T., heading NE.
30. 0.3 miSharp right onto Lion Cage, heading N.
31. 150 ftContinue straight onto Safari 2, heading N.
32. 50 ftContinue straight onto Tapawingo Spur Trail/Lower Fenceline, heading N.
33. 150 ftBear right onto Safari 1, heading N.
34. 150 ftContinue straight onto Hippo, heading N.
35. 50 ftContinue straight onto Safari 1, heading N.
36. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
37. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
38. 1 miBear right, heading N.
39. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
40. 0.2 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/cages-hippo-out-back-4-sights-7-km