1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
2. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
3. 300 ftTurn left, heading SW.
4. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
5. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
6. 0.2 miSharp left onto Homestead Trail, heading W.
7. 0.3 miSharp left onto Stewartville Trail, heading E.
8. 50 ftReach Homestead Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
9. 0.3 miBear right onto Contra Loma Trail, heading SW.
10. 0.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
11. 250 ftBear right onto North Portal Trail, heading NW.
12. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Old Homestead Loop Trail, heading NW.
13. 1.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
14. 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
15. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
16. 300 ftTurn right, heading N.
17. 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/contra-loma-trail-homestead-trail-out-back-4-sights-8-km