1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
2. 50 ftPass Elk Creek Meadow Ridge Pond #2.
3. 100 ftBear right, heading NW.
4. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
5. 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
6. 300 ftTurn left, heading S.
7. 50 ftPass Elk Creek Meadow Ridge Pond #1.
8. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
9. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
10. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
11. 100 ftBear left, heading S.
12. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
13. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
14. 400 ftTurn left, heading SW.
15. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
16. 100 ftSharp right, heading S.
17. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
18. 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
19. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
20. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SW.
21. 0.1 miSharp left, heading S.
22. 300 ftTurn left, heading S.
23. 400 ftContinue straight onto Valley View Trail, heading S.
24. 1.8 miReach Elk Creek Meadow Ridge Pond #1, then turn around and head back the way you came.
25. 1.9 miTurn right, heading NW.
26. 350 ftSharp right, heading N.
27. 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
28. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
29. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
30. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
31. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
32. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
33. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
34. 400 ftTurn right, heading NW.
35. 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
36. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
37. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
38. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
39. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
40. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
41. 350 ftSharp left, heading NE.
42. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
43. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
44. 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/elk-creek-meadow-ridge-pond-1-elk-creek-meadow-ridge-pond-1-out-back-8-km-ad36