1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
2. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
3. 100 ftBear right, heading W.
4. 0.1 miBear right onto Pauls Playground, heading W.
5. 400 ftTurn left, heading W.
6. 200 ftTurn right onto Ruthie's Backyard Trail, heading NW.
7. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
8. 200 ftPass DaCovid Viewpoint.
9. 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
10. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
11. 300 ftBear left onto East Bound and Down, heading W.
12. 0.4 miTurn left onto River Run, heading SW.
13. 50 ftContinue straight onto East Bound and Down, heading NW.
14. 250 ftContinue straight onto River Run, heading SW.
15. 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
16. 50 ftPass Jenny Newman Lake.
17. 350 ftSharp left, heading NW.
18. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
19. 100 ftReach DaCovid Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
20. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
21. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
22. 0.1 miContinue straight onto East Bound and Down, heading SW.
23. 250 ftContinue straight onto River Run, heading NW.
24. 50 ftTurn right onto East Bound and Down, heading NW.
25. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
26. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
27. 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
28. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
29. 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
30. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Ruthie's Backyard Trail, heading NE.
31. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
32. 200 ftTurn right onto Pauls Playground, heading E.
33. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
34. 350 ftBear left, heading E.
35. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
36. 150 ftSharp right, heading SE.
37. 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/dacovid-viewpoint-jenny-newman-lake-out-back-5-sights-via-ruthies-backyard-trail