1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
2. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Rail Grade, heading NW.
3. 0.2 miTurn right onto Multnomah County Road 550, heading SE.
4. 1.4 miTurn left onto MCR550/Logging Grade, heading SE.
5. 0.4 miTurn left onto Giant Cedar Loop, heading NE.
6. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
7. 300 ftContinue straight onto Mystery Bridge Trail - old logging grade, heading NE.
8. 0.7 miTurn left onto Forest Road 1520, heading E.
9. 1.1 miTurn right onto Monkey Business, heading NE.
10. 0.6 miReach Rail Grade, then turn around and head back the way you came.
11. 0.6 miTurn left onto Forest Road 1520, heading NW.
12. 1.1 miTurn right onto Mystery Bridge Trail - old logging grade, heading SW.
13. 0.8 miBear right onto Giant Cedar Loop, heading W.
14. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
15. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
16. 400 ftContinue straight onto MCR550/Logging Grade, heading SW.
17. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
18. 500 ftContinue straight onto Multnomah County Road 550, heading NW.
19. 1.3 miTurn left onto Rail Grade, heading SW.
20. 1.2 miArrive 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/giant-cedar-loop-logging-road-out-back-5-sights-18-km