1. Start on Hickory Road Access, heading SW.
2. 0.2 miSharp right onto Cooper Union Trail, heading NE.
3. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
4. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
5. 150 ftBear left onto Cooper Union Bypass Trail, heading NE.
6. 0.4 miBear left onto CU Bypass Trail, heading E.
7. 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Cooper Union Bypass Trail, heading NE.
9. 150 ftBear right onto Cooper Union Trail, heading N.
10. 0.2 miTurn right onto Serpentine Trail, heading NE.
11. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Cups Trail, heading S.
12. 0.3 miReach Cooper Union Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
13. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Serpentine Trail, heading SW.
14. 0.2 miTurn left onto Cooper Union Trail, heading SW.
15. 0.2 miBear left onto Cooper Union Bypass Trail, heading SW.
16. 150 ftBear left onto CU Bypass Trail, heading SW.
17. 250 ftBear right onto Cooper Union Bypass Trail, heading W.
18. 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
19. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
20. 100 ftTurn left onto Cooper Union Trail, heading SW.
21. 0.4 miSharp right, heading S.
22. 0.3 miSharp left onto Hickory Road Access, heading S.
23. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/cu-bypass-trail-cooper-union-bypass-trail-out-back-5-sights