1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
2. 0.2 miTurn left onto Matthew Henson Trail, heading SW.
3. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Rock Creek Trail, heading S.
4. 1.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
5. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
6. 3.4 miPass Lake Needwood.
7. 50 ftPass Rock Creek Regional Park Beach.
8. 0.2 miPass Westside Viewpoint.
9. 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
10. 100 ftTurn left onto Westside Trail, heading N.
11. 0.1 miTurn left onto Parilla Path, heading N.
12. 0.4 miTurn left onto Gude Trail, heading W.
13. 0.8 miReach Lake Needwood, then turn around and head back the way you came.
14. 0.8 miTurn right onto Parilla Path, heading NE.
15. 0.4 miTurn right onto Westside Trail, heading E.
16. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
17. 50 ftTurn right onto Rock Creek Trail, heading NE.
18. 3.6 miBear right, heading S.
19. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
20. 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
21. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
22. 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
23. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
24. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Matthew Henson Trail, heading S.
25. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
26. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lake-needwood-westside-viewpoint-out-back-9-sights-21-km-6f32