1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
2. 100 ftContinue straight onto Whispering Hemlocks Loop Trail, heading W.
3. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
4. 0.1 miTurn left onto Ester Maltby Trail, heading SW.
5. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
6. 100 ftTurn left onto West Trail, heading SW.
7. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
8. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Old Naches Trail, heading W.
9. 0.2 miSharp left onto Wind in the Woods Loop Trail, heading NW.
10. 50 ftBear right onto Old Naches Trail, heading W.
11. 1.1 miTurn right onto North Trail, heading NW.
12. 1.6 miBear left, heading E.
13. 0.3 miReach Whispering Hemlocks Loop Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
14. 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
15. 1.6 miTurn left onto Old Naches Trail, heading NW.
16. 1.1 miBear left onto Wind in the Woods Loop Trail, heading E.
17. 50 ftSharp right onto Old Naches Trail, heading E.
18. 0.5 miTurn left onto West Trail, heading SE.
19. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
20. 150 ftTurn left onto Ester Maltby Trail, heading SE.
21. 50 ftTurn right onto Whispering Hemlocks Loop Trail, heading E.
22. 450 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/north-trail-old-naches-trail-out-back-3-sights-12-km