1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
2. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
3. 0.5 miSharp right onto Summit Connection, heading W.
4. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
5. 300 ftTurn right onto Switchback, heading S.
6. 1 miBear left onto Overload, heading SE.
7. 0.6 miBear left onto Walter and Esther Hewlett Royal Gorge Rim Trail, heading S.
8. 50 ftReach Switchback, then turn around and head back the way you came.
9. 50 ftBear right onto Overload, heading SE.
10. 0.6 miBear right onto Switchback, heading W.
11. 1 miTurn left, heading N.
12. 350 ftBear right onto Summit Connection, heading N.
13. 0.3 miSharp left, heading NE.
14. 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
15. 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/overload-switchback-out-back