1. Start on Rocky Ridge Trail, heading N.
2. 1.7 miBear right onto Ruffed Grouse Trail, heading W.
3. 0.1 miTurn right onto Rifle Trail, heading W.
4. 0.3 miSharp left onto Guion Trail, heading NW.
5. 200 ftSharp right onto Hickory Mountain Road, heading S.
6. 0.5 miTurn left onto Ridgeline Trail, heading N.
7. 1.4 miPass Lake Imaging.
8. 50 ftBear right onto Lake Imaging Road, heading W.
9. 1.5 miTurn right onto Hooker Falls Trail, heading SW.
10. 0.1 miBear left onto Moore Cemetery Road, heading NW.
11. 50 ftSharp right onto Hooker Falls Trail, heading W.
12. 0.2 miReach Hooker Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
13. 0.2 miSharp left onto Moore Cemetery Road, heading E.
14. 50 ftBear right onto Hooker Falls Trail, heading E.
15. 0.1 miTurn left onto Holly Road, heading SE.
16. 1.5 miBear left onto Ridgeline Trail, heading N.
17. 1.4 miTurn right onto Hickory Mountain Road, heading NE.
18. 0.5 miSharp left onto Guion Trail, heading SE.
19. 200 ftSharp right onto Rifle Trail, heading E.
20. 0.3 miTurn left onto Ruffed Grouse Trail, heading SE.
21. 1.8 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/hooker-falls-lake-imaging-out-back-8-sights-19-km