1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
3. 0.4 miTurn right onto Bliven Trail, heading N.
4. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
5. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
6. 0.2 miContinue straight onto J.B. Hudson trail, heading S.
7. 450 ftBear right onto Shelter trail, heading SW.
8. 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
9. 150 ftSharp right onto River Trail, heading W.
10. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
11. 0.2 miReach Shelter trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
12. 0.2 miSharp left onto Shelter trail, heading SE.
13. 0.3 miBear left onto J.B. Hudson trail, heading E.
14. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
15. 0.2 miTurn right onto Bliven Trail, heading SE.
16. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
17. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
18. 0.2 miArrive 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/river-trail-out-back-7e06