1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
2. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Truckee River Bike Trail, heading NE.
4. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
5. 350 ftBear right, heading N.
6. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Western States Trail, heading NW.
7. 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
9. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
10. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
11. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
12. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
13. 0.6 miBear left onto World Cup Trail, heading SW.
14. 50 ftBear right onto Western States Trail, heading SW.
15. 0.8 miPass Lake Cushing.
16. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
17. 450 ftSharp right, heading W.
18. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
19. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
20. 300 ftReach Lake Cushing, then turn around and head back the way you came.
21. 300 ftTurn right, heading W.
22. 150 ftSharp right, heading W.
23. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
24. 0.9 miBear left onto World Cup Trail, heading E.
25. 50 ftBear right onto Western States Trail, heading E.
26. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
27. 450 ftBear right, heading N.
28. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
29. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
30. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
31. 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
32. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
33. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Truckee River Bike Trail, heading NE.
34. 0.7 miBear right, heading NE.
35. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
36. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
37. 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/lake-cushing-lake-cushing-out-back-19-km-f3d4