1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
2. 1.2 miTurn right onto Access Road, heading NW.
3. 0.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
4. 0.5 miSharp right onto Trail 1, heading NW.
5. 3.4 miSharp right onto Rock Creek Loop, heading W.
6. 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
7. 0.3 miSharp left onto Mace Mill Loop, heading SW.
8. 0.5 miBear right onto Unnecessary Trail, heading S.
9. 1.1 miReach Unnecessary Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
10. 1.1 miBear left onto Mace Mill Loop, heading W.
11. 0.5 miSharp right, heading NW.
12. 0.3 miSharp right onto Rock Creek Loop, heading E.
13. 3.7 miSharp left, heading S.
14. 0.5 miSharp right onto Access Road, heading E.
15. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
16. 1.1 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/unnecessary-trail-out-back-23-km