1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
2. 150 ftContinue straight onto Potomac Heritage Trail, heading NE.
3. 0.3 miPass Black Pond.
4. 0.4 miPass Carper's Pond.
5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
6. 50 ftSharp right onto Bootlegger Trail, heading W.
7. 50 ftTurn left onto Potomac Heritage Access Trail, heading W.
8. 0.2 miReach Black Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
9. 0.2 miTurn right onto Bootlegger Trail, heading E.
10. 0.7 miBear right, heading SW.
11. 100 ftSharp right onto Madison's Escape Trail, heading W.
12. 0.5 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/black-pond-black-pond-out-back-5-lakes-4-km-2429