1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
2. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
3. 350 ftSharp right, heading SW.
4. 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
5. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
6. 500 ftBear left, heading NE.
7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
8. 150 ftSharp right, heading SE.
9. 0.3 miSharp left onto Old Croton Aqueduct Trail, heading NE.
10. 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
11. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
12. 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
13. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
14. 300 ftBear left, heading E.
15. 200 ftTurn right onto John Muir Nature Trail, heading SE.
16. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
17. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Nursery Road, heading S.
18. 0.1 miContinue straight onto John Muir Nature Trail, heading N.
19. 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
20. 200 ftBear right, heading N.
21. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
22. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
23. 400 ftTurn left, heading W.
24. 350 ftTurn left onto Old Croton Aqueduct Trail, heading W.
25. 450 ftSharp right, heading SW.
26. 0.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
27. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
28. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
29. 450 ftBear right, heading S.
30. 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
31. 400 ftSharp left, heading S.
32. 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
33. 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/john-muir-nature-trail-out-back-5-km-5b66