1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
2. 50 ftBear right onto Shady Grove Access Path, heading SE.
3. 1.4 miTurn left, heading E.
4. 0.2 miSharp right onto Blue Heron Trail, heading NE.
5. 450 ftPass Lake Needwood.
6. 0.3 miPass Rock Creek Regional Park Beach.
7. 0.1 miTurn right onto Westside Trail, heading SW.
8. 0.3 miPass Westside Viewpoint.
9. 50 ftPass Rock Creek Regional Park Beach.
10. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
11. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
12. 50 ftTurn left onto Needwood Lake Circle, heading S.
13. 400 ftBear right onto Needwood Trail, heading SE.
14. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
15. 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
16. 50 ftReach Lake Needwood, then turn around and head back the way you came.
17. 0.7 miBear left, heading SE.
18. 350 ftContinue straight onto Needwood Lake Circle, heading S.
19. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
20. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
21. 50 ftTurn right onto Westside Trail, heading SW.
22. 0.5 miTurn left onto Blue Heron Trail, heading SW.
23. 0.5 miSharp left, heading NW.
24. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
25. 1.4 miBear left, heading W.
26. 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-8-sights-10-km