1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
2. 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
3. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
4. 350 ftTurn left onto Blue Connector, heading N.
5. 50 ftTurn right onto Upper Canaan, heading N.
6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
7. 200 ftBear left onto Pond Access Trail, heading NW.
8. 0.1 miTurn right onto Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading N.
9. 400 ftSharp left onto Trail 4, heading NE.
10. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading NE.
11. 0.2 miBear right onto Old Blue Trail, heading W.
12. 0.4 miBear right onto Old Blue Trail, heading NW.
13. 0.3 miTurn right onto Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading N.
14. 0.3 miTurn left onto Closed Trail, heading N.
15. 0.7 miReach Old Blue Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
16. 0.7 miTurn right onto Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading S.
17. 0.3 miTurn left onto Old Blue Trail, heading S.
18. 0.3 miBear left onto Old Blue Trail, heading SW.
19. 0.4 miBear left onto Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading E.
20. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Trail 4, heading E.
21. 0.2 miSharp right onto Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading E.
22. 350 ftTurn left onto Pond Access Trail, heading SE.
23. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
24. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
25. 150 ftContinue straight onto Upper Canaan, heading SW.
26. 0.1 miTurn left onto Blue Connector, heading S.
27. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
28. 300 ftBear left, heading SE.
29. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
30. 0.3 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/closed-trail-old-blue-trail-out-back-9-km