1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
2. 450 ftTurn right onto Putnam Loop, heading SW.
3. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Skunk, heading W.
4. 50 ftSharp left onto Putnam Loop, heading SW.
5. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Tahoma, heading NW.
6. 0.2 miBear left onto Cedar River Pipeline Road, heading N.
7. 1.5 miBear right, heading NW.
8. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
9. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
10. 1.5 miBear right onto Tahoma, heading E.
11. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Putnam Loop, heading E.
12. 0.5 miSharp right onto Skunk, heading E.
13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Putnam Loop, heading E.
14. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
15. 350 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/cedar-river-pipeline-road-out-back-9-km-8455