1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
2. 50 ftTurn left onto John Muir Trail, heading N.
3. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
5. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
6. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
7. 500 ftBear left, heading NE.
8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
9. 150 ftSharp right, heading E.
10. 0.3 miSharp left onto Old Croton Aqueduct Trail, heading N.
11. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
12. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
13. 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
14. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
15. 250 ftBear left, heading N.
16. 200 ftTurn right onto John Muir Nature Trail, heading E.
17. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
18. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Nursery Road, heading S.
19. 0.1 miContinue straight onto John Muir Nature Trail, heading S.
20. 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
21. 200 ftBear right, heading N.
22. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
23. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
24. 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
25. 350 ftTurn left onto Old Croton Aqueduct Trail, heading W.
26. 450 ftSharp right, heading W.
27. 0.3 miSharp left, heading NW.
28. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
29. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
30. 500 ftBear right, heading N.
31. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
32. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
33. 0.1 miBear right onto John Muir Trail, heading SW.
34. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
35. 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-trail-out-back-5-km-668f