1. Start on Salal Loop, heading SW.
2. 0.3 miTurn right onto North Leg Saratoga Loop, heading W.
3. 0.4 miTurn right onto Sleepy Hollow, heading NW.
4. 0.2 miTurn right onto Flying Squirrel, heading N.
5. 0.5 miSharp right onto Moss Valley, heading NE.
6. 0.1 miTurn left onto Dirty Pants, heading W.
7. 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
8. 150 ftContinue straight onto Rocky Road, heading NW.
9. 100 ftTurn right onto Roller Coaster, heading NW.
10. 0.2 miTurn left onto Blazing Saddles, heading N.
11. 0.1 miBear right onto Coral Root Link Trail, heading W.
12. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Gooseberry, heading N.
13. 0.1 miBear right onto Wood Nymph Way, heading NW.
14. 450 ftTurn left onto Pacific Yew Trail, heading NE.
15. 50 ftReach Salal Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
16. 50 ftTurn right onto Wood Nymph Way, heading NE.
17. 450 ftBear left onto Gooseberry, heading SW.
18. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Coral Root Link Trail, heading SE.
19. 0.3 miBear left onto Blazing Saddles, heading S.
20. 0.1 miTurn right onto Roller Coaster, heading E.
21. 0.2 miTurn left onto Rocky Road, heading SW.
22. 250 ftTurn left onto Dirty Pants, heading S.
23. 350 ftTurn right onto Moss Valley, heading S.
24. 0.1 miSharp left onto Flying Squirrel, heading E.
25. 0.5 miTurn left onto Sleepy Hollow, heading SE.
26. 0.2 miTurn left onto North Leg Saratoga Loop, heading E.
27. 0.4 miTurn left onto Salal Loop, heading NE.
28. 0.3 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/roller-coaster-out-back-8-km-4572