1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
2. 0.6 miTurn left onto Bells Mountain Trail, heading SE.
3. 1.9 miSharp left, heading NE.
4. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
5. 0.2 miTurn left onto Tarbell Trail, heading N.
6. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
7. 1.5 miSharp right onto L-1123A Road, heading N.
8. 0.1 miContinue straight onto L-1123 Road, heading N.
9. 50 ftTurn left onto Silver Shadow Trail, heading N.
10. 0.5 miSharp left onto L-1120 Road, heading N.
11. 50 ftBear right onto Silver Shadow Trail, heading SE.
12. 50 ftContinue straight onto L-1120 Road, heading SE.
13. 1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
14. 1 miContinue straight onto Silver Shadow Trail, heading SW.
15. 50 ftBear left onto L-1120 Road, heading S.
16. 50 ftSharp right onto Silver Shadow Trail, heading S.
17. 0.5 miTurn right onto L-1123 Road, heading NW.
18. 50 ftContinue straight onto L-1123A Road, heading NW.
19. 0.1 miSharp left onto Tarbell Trail, heading NW.
20. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Rock Creek Campground Road, heading SE.
21. 0.1 miTurn left onto Tarbell Trail, heading SE.
22. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
23. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
24. 200 ftSharp right onto Bells Mountain Trail, heading S.
25. 1.9 miTurn right, heading NW.
26. 0.6 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/tarbell-trail-out-back-21-km-a294