1. Start on Access Trail, heading NW.
2. 250 ftTurn right onto Blue Balls second leg, heading NE.
3. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
4. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
5. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
6. 350 ftTurn left onto Blue Connector, heading N.
7. 50 ftTurn right onto Upper Canaan, heading N.
8. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
9. 200 ftBear left onto Pond Access Trail, heading NW.
10. 0.1 miTurn right onto Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading N.
11. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
12. 0.2 miTurn left onto Pond Access Trail, heading W.
13. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
14. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
15. 150 ftContinue straight onto Upper Canaan, heading S.
16. 0.1 miTurn left onto Blue Connector, heading S.
17. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
18. 300 ftBear left, heading E.
19. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
20. 0.2 miTurn right onto Blue Balls second leg, heading S.
21. 0.3 miTurn left onto Access Trail, heading SW.
22. 250 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/catoctin-national-recreation-trail-out-back-4-km-8c7c