1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
2. 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
3. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
4. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
5. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
6. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
7. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
8. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
9. 0.3 miSharp left, heading NE.
10. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
11. 350 ftBear right, heading N.
12. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
13. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
14. 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
15. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
16. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
17. 400 ftTurn left onto Hells Gate (♦♦), heading SW.
18. 50 ftReach Hells Gate (♦♦), then turn around and head back the way you came.
19. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
20. 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
21. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
22. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
23. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
24. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
25. 0.4 miBear left, heading NW.
26. 350 ftBear left, heading SW.
27. 200 ftSharp right, heading SW.
28. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
29. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
30. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
31. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
32. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
33. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
34. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
35. 150 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/hells-gate-out-back-9-km-c7e9