1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
2. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
3. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
4. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
5. 0.2 miSharp right onto Blue Heron Trail, heading NE.
6. 0.1 miPass Lake Needwood.
7. 0.3 miPass Rock Creek Regional Park Beach.
8. 450 ftTurn right onto Westside Trail, heading S.
9. 0.3 miPass Westside Viewpoint.
10. 50 ftPass Rock Creek Regional Park Beach.
11. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
12. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
13. 50 ftTurn left onto Needwood Lake Circle, heading SE.
14. 400 ftBear right onto Needwood Trail, heading NE.
15. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
16. 50 ftReach Lake Needwood, then turn around and head back the way you came.
17. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
18. 350 ftContinue straight onto Needwood Lake Circle, heading S.
19. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
20. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
21. 50 ftTurn right onto Westside Trail, heading S.
22. 0.5 miTurn left onto Blue Heron Trail, heading N.
23. 0.5 miSharp left, heading NW.
24. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
25. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
26. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
27. 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-needwood-westside-viewpoint-out-back-7-sights-5-km-ab2e