1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
2. 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
3. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
4. 350 ftTurn left onto Blue Connector, heading N.
5. 50 ftTurn right onto Upper Canaan, heading N.
6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
7. 200 ftBear left onto Pond Access Trail, heading NW.
8. 0.1 miTurn right onto Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading N.
9. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
10. 0.2 miTurn left onto Pond Access Trail, heading W.
11. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
12. 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
13. 150 ftContinue straight onto Upper Canaan, heading S.
14. 0.1 miTurn left onto Blue Connector, heading S.
15. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
16. 350 ftBear left, heading E.
17. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
18. 0.4 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/catoctin-national-recreation-trail-out-back-3-km-03ba