1. Start on West Access Trail, heading SE.
2. 350 ftSharp right, heading SW.
3. 0.8 miTurn left onto Wilderness Cliffs Trail, heading SW.
4. 350 ftBear right onto Whittaker Wilderness Peak Trail, heading W.
5. 0.9 miBear left onto Shy Bear Trail, heading NW.
6. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Fred's Railroad Trail, heading W.
7. 50 ftBear left onto Shy Bear Trail, heading W.
8. 50 ftBear right onto Fred's Railroad Trail, heading NW.
9. 0.5 miTurn left onto Bypass Trail, heading N.
10. 0.2 miTurn right onto Cave Hole Trail, heading W.
11. 0.1 miBear left onto Coyote Creek Trail, heading NW.
12. 0.4 miBear left onto Radio Peak Trail, heading N.
13. 0.4 miReach West Access Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
14. 0.4 miBear right onto Coyote Creek Trail, heading S.
15. 0.4 miBear right onto Cave Hole Trail, heading S.
16. 0.1 miTurn left onto Bypass Trail, heading SE.
17. 0.2 miTurn right onto Fred's Railroad Trail, heading E.
18. 0.5 miBear left onto Shy Bear Trail, heading S.
19. 50 ftBear right onto Fred's Railroad Trail, heading S.
20. 50 ftContinue straight onto Shy Bear Trail, heading S.
21. 0.3 miBear right onto Whittaker Wilderness Peak Trail, heading SE.
22. 0.9 miBear left onto Wilderness Cliffs Trail, heading SE.
23. 350 ftTurn right onto Squak Mountain Connector Trail, heading SE.
24. 0.8 miSharp left onto West Access Trail, heading SE.
25. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/coal-creek-natural-area-out-back-11-km-11d8