1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
4. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
5. 0.8 miSharp right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
6. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
7. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
8. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
9. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
10. 1.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
11. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
12. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
13. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
14. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
15. 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
16. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
17. 0.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
18. 0.6 miSharp left, heading N.
19. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
20. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
21. 250 ftContinue straight onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading NW.
22. 2.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
23. 2.6 miTurn right, heading S.
24. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
25. 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
26. 0.6 miSharp right, heading E.
27. 0.3 miSharp right, heading N.
28. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
29. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
30. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
31. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
32. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
33. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
34. 1.7 miTurn right, heading E.
35. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
36. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
37. 0.1 miTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading E.
38. 0.4 miSharp left, heading NE.
39. 0.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
40. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
41. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
42. 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/pacific-crest-trail-out-back-26-km-befe