1. Start on Forest Road 1520, heading NW.
2. 1.9 miContinue straight onto The Way, heading NW.
3. 0.2 miBear right onto Multnomah Basin Road, heading N.
4. 1.7 miSharp left onto Larch Mountain Trail #441, heading N.
5. 0.2 miSharp right onto High Water Trail, heading W.
6. 250 ftTurn right onto High Water - Cougar Rock Connector Trail, heading NE.
7. 150 ftTurn left onto Cougar Rock Trail, heading NE.
8. 0.2 miTurn right onto Cougar Rock Connector Trail, heading N.
9. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Multnomah Basin Road, heading E.
10. 150 ftTurn left onto Ornament Trail, heading E.
11. 0.1 miTurn left onto Multnomah Basin Road, heading N.
12. 0.4 miReach Forest Road 1520, then turn around and head back the way you came.
13. 0.4 miTurn right onto Ornament Trail, heading SW.
14. 0.1 miTurn right onto Multnomah Basin Road, heading SW.
15. 150 ftContinue straight onto Cougar Rock Connector Trail, heading W.
16. 0.2 miTurn left onto Cougar Rock Trail, heading W.
17. 0.2 miTurn right onto High Water - Cougar Rock Connector Trail, heading S.
18. 150 ftTurn left onto High Water Trail, heading S.
19. 250 ftSharp left onto Larch Mountain Trail #441, heading SE.
20. 0.2 miSharp right onto Multnomah Basin Road, heading E.
21. 1.7 miBear left onto The Way, heading S.
22. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Forest Road 1520, heading E.
23. 1.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/cougar-rock-trail-forest-road-1520-out-back