1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
2. 450 ftBear right, heading SW.
3. 150 ftTurn right onto Blue to FCR Connector, heading SW.
4. 200 ftBear right, heading W.
5. 50 ftTurn right onto Blue Connector, heading W.
6. 50 ftTurn right onto Upper Canaan, heading SW.
7. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
8. 150 ftBear left onto Pond Access Trail, heading N.
9. 0.1 miTurn right onto Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading NW.
10. 400 ftSharp left onto Trail 4, heading N.
11. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading N.
12. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
13. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Trail 4, heading E.
14. 0.2 miSharp right onto Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading SE.
15. 350 ftTurn left onto Pond Access Trail, heading E.
16. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
17. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
18. 150 ftContinue straight onto Upper Canaan, heading W.
19. 0.1 miTurn left onto Blue Connector, heading S.
20. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
21. 50 ftBear left onto Blue to FCR Connector, heading SE.
22. 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
23. 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
24. 200 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-5-km-1852