1. Start on Halfway House Trail (Blue), heading N.
2. 0.8 miTurn right onto Taylor's Notch Trail/RFT (Yellow/Orange), heading E.
3. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
4. 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
5. 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
6. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
7. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Groundward Down, heading E.
8. 350 ftBear left onto Bubba Brosnan, heading E.
9. 500 ftContinue straight onto Northside Road, heading NE.
10. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Tinker Trail, heading E.
12. 450 ftBear right, heading NE.
13. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Christmas Trail, heading NE.
14. 0.3 miReach Halfway House Trail (Blue), then turn around and head back the way you came.
15. 0.3 miBear left onto Tinker Trail, heading S.
16. 0.1 miTurn right onto Northside Road, heading SW.
17. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Bubba Brosnan, heading SW.
18. 350 ftBear right onto Groundward Down, heading SW.
19. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
20. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
21. 0.9 miBear right, heading W.
22. 0.5 miTurn right onto Taylor's Notch Trail/RFT (Yellow/Orange), heading NW.
23. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
24. 200 ftContinue straight onto Halfway House Trail (Blue), heading N.
25. 0.7 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/christmas-trail-northside-road-out-back-9-km