1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
2. 300 ftTurn left, heading S.
3. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
4. 0.7 miSharp left onto Upper Birch Creek Trail, heading NE.
5. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Sassafras Grove Trail, heading N.
6. 50 ftBear left onto Lower Birch Creek Trail, heading N.
7. 0.7 miPass The Cascades.
8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Oak Triangle Trail, heading NE.
9. 50 ftTurn left onto Inman Trail, heading NE.
10. 0.2 miPass Yellow spring.
11. 150 ftReach The Cascades, then turn around and head back the way you came.
12. 0.2 miTurn right onto Oak Triangle Trail, heading E.
13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lower Birch Creek Trail, heading E.
14. 0.7 miBear right onto Sassafras Grove Trail, heading S.
15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Upper Birch Creek Trail, heading S.
16. 0.6 miSharp right, heading SE.
17. 0.7 miBear right, heading N.
18. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
19. 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/the-cascades-the-grotto-out-back-3-falls-10-km