1. Start on Pine Carpet trail, heading NW.
2. 0.7 miTurn right onto Essex Trail - east spur, heading E.
3. 0.1 miTurn left onto Maximus, heading NE.
4. 450 ftTurn right onto Field trail, heading SE.
5. 450 ftBear left onto North South Trail, heading NE.
6. 100 ftBear left onto Essex Trail, heading NE.
7. 0.4 miContinue straight onto N/S - Essex connector, heading N.
8. 250 ftBear left onto Jabba’s Lair, heading NE.
9. 0.6 miTurn left onto Kenyon Hill Connector, heading SW.
10. 100 ftContinue straight onto Essex Trail, heading SW.
11. 100 ftTurn left onto Two Pines trail, heading W.
12. 1.2 miTurn left onto Essex Trail, heading S.
13. 450 ftTurn right onto Essex Trail - south spur, heading SE.
14. 450 ftTurn left onto Carolina Curves, heading W.
15. 0.5 miSharp right onto Curves - Cat Connector, heading SW.
16. 350 ftTurn left onto Fisher Cat Trail, heading SE.
17. 0.6 miTurn right onto Pine Carpet trail, heading S.
18. 0.3 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/carolina-curves-essex-trail-east-spur-out-back-7-sights