1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
2. 100 ftSharp left, heading E.
3. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
4. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
5. 0.4 miTurn left onto Lake Link Trail, heading SE.
6. 1.5 miBear left onto Quail Creek Trail / Lake Link Trail, heading SE.
7. 0.2 miTurn left onto Lake Link Trail, heading SE.
8. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
9. 100 ftContinue straight onto Quail Creek Trail, heading E.
10. 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
11. 1.2 miBear left, heading E.
12. 0.6 miTurn left onto Orchard Trail, heading E.
13. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
14. 1.1 miTurn left, heading W.
15. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
16. 0.2 miContinue straight onto McKay Creek Trail, heading N.
17. 0.4 miReach Quail Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
18. 0.6 miBear left, heading SE.
19. 50 ftTurn right onto Orchard Trail, heading SE.
20. 1.1 miBear right, heading E.
21. 0.4 miTurn right onto Quail Creek Trail, heading S.
22. 0.6 miBear left, heading S.
23. 1.2 miTurn left, heading W.
24. 350 ftTurn left onto Lake Link Trail, heading W.
25. 150 ftTurn right onto Quail Creek Trail / Lake Link Trail, heading W.
26. 0.2 miBear right onto Lake Link Trail, heading N.
27. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
28. 1.4 miTurn right, heading W.
29. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
30. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
31. 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
32. 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/mckay-creek-trail-quail-creek-trail-out-back-18-km