1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
2. 50 ftTurn left onto The Yellow Route, heading S.
3. 400 ftBear right onto The Yellow Route (yellow blazes), heading S.
4. 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
5. 50 ftBear right onto The Red Route (red blazes), heading S.
6. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
7. 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
8. 0.1 miTurn right onto The Veterans Trail, heading SW.
9. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
10. 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
11. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
12. 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
13. 0.1 miBear left onto Civil War Trail, heading SW.
14. 100 ftContinue straight onto The Blue Route (blue blazes), heading SW.
15. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Civil War Trail, heading S.
17. 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
18. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
19. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
20. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
21. 0.4 miTurn right onto The Veterans Trail, heading N.
22. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
23. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
24. 400 ftSharp left onto The Red Route (red blazes), heading SE.
25. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
26. 50 ftTurn right onto The Yellow Route (yellow blazes), heading SE.
27. 0.6 miBear left onto The Yellow Route, heading N.
28. 400 ftTurn right, heading N.
29. 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-red-route-red-blazes-out-back-6-km-c879