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. 400 ftSharp left onto Trail 4, heading NE.
12. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading NE.
13. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
14. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Trail 4, heading NE.
15. 0.2 miSharp right onto Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading E.
16. 350 ftTurn left onto Pond Access Trail, heading SW.
17. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
18. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
19. 150 ftContinue straight onto Upper Canaan, heading W.
20. 0.1 miTurn left onto Blue Connector, heading E.
21. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
22. 300 ftBear left, heading E.
23. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
24. 0.2 miTurn right onto Blue Balls second leg, heading SW.
25. 0.3 miTurn left onto Access Trail, heading SW.
26. 150 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-6-km-f2b5