1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
2. 250 ftTurn right onto Cedar River Trail, heading S.
3. 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
4. 400 ftTurn left onto Cedar River Pipeline Road, heading E.
5. 0.3 miBear right onto Tahoma, heading E.
6. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Putnam Loop, heading S.
7. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Coyote, heading SW.
8. 0.1 miTurn right onto Putnam Loop, heading SE.
9. 250 ftSharp left, heading SE.
10. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
11. 250 ftTurn left onto 3 Elk, heading SW.
12. 0.7 miSharp right onto Barn Owl, heading SE.
13. 400 ftSharp right, heading SE.
14. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
15. 400 ftSharp left onto 3 Elk, heading E.
16. 0.7 miTurn right onto Putnam Loop, heading W.
17. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
18. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
19. 0.1 miTurn left onto Coyote, heading NW.
20. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Putnam Loop, heading N.
21. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Tahoma, heading N.
22. 0.2 miBear left onto Cedar River Pipeline Road, heading NW.
23. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
24. 400 ftTurn left onto Cedar River Trail, heading N.
25. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
26. 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/cedar-river-trail-out-back-8-km-04f8