1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
2. 0.9 miTurn left, heading W.
3. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SW.
4. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
6. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
7. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
8. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Western States Trail, heading W.
9. 400 ftBear left, heading SW.
10. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
11. 0.6 miBear left onto World Cup Trail, heading W.
12. 50 ftBear right onto Western States Trail, heading W.
13. 1.9 miTurn left, heading NW.
14. 200 ftBear right, heading SW.
15. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
16. 100 ftBear left onto Thunder Mountain Trail, heading NW.
17. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
18. 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
19. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
20. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
21. 200 ftTurn right onto Western States Trail, heading S.
22. 1.9 miBear left onto World Cup Trail, heading S.
23. 50 ftBear right onto Western States Trail, heading S.
24. 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
25. 450 ftBear right, heading NE.
26. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
27. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
28. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
29. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
30. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
31. 0.3 miSharp right, heading NE.
32. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
33. 0.9 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/western-states-trail-out-back-17-km-836e