1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
2. 400 ftBear left, heading SW.
3. 0.1 miBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SW.
4. 2.9 miTurn right onto Van Sickle Trail, heading SW.
5. 2.8 miBear left onto Cal Neva, heading N.
6. 0.3 miReach Van Sickle Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
7. 0.3 miBear right onto Van Sickle Trail, heading NW.
8. 2.8 miTurn left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SE.
9. 2.9 miBear right, heading N.
10. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
11. 150 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/smiling-rock-out-back-22-km