1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
2. 350 ftBear right, heading N.
3. 200 ftContinue straight onto Soccer Mom, heading N.
4. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
5. 50 ftTurn right onto Blue Connector, heading N.
6. 50 ftTurn right onto Upper Canaan, heading NW.
7. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
8. 200 ftBear left onto Pond Access Trail, heading W.
9. 0.1 miTurn right onto Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading N.
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 NE.
14. 0.2 miSharp right onto Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading SE.
15. 400 ftTurn left onto Pond Access Trail, heading S.
16. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
17. 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
18. 150 ftContinue straight onto Upper Canaan, heading W.
19. 0.1 miTurn left onto Blue Connector, heading SE.
20. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
21. 50 ftTurn right onto Soccer Mom, heading E.
22. 450 ftBear left, heading S.
23. 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-5-km-af75