1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
2. 300 ftSharp right, heading W.
3. 0.3 miBear right onto Short Stack Trail, heading N.
4. 0.2 miBear left onto Observatory Trail, heading N.
5. 50 ftTurn right onto Observatory, heading N.
6. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Sugar Magnolia, heading N.
7. 0.3 miTurn right onto Social 33, heading N.
8. 250 ftSharp left onto Nw Haul Road Trails, heading W.
9. 0.4 miReach Observatory Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
10. 0.4 miSharp right onto Social 33, heading NE.
11. 200 ftTurn left onto Sugar Magnolia, heading NE.
12. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Observatory, heading SE.
13. 0.1 miTurn left onto Observatory Trail, heading SW.
14. 50 ftBear right onto Short Stack Trail, heading SW.
15. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
16. 0.3 miSharp left, heading E.
17. 250 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/nw-haul-road-trails-observatory-trail-out-back