1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
2. 0.2 miBear left onto Purple Trail, heading SE.
3. 450 ftContinue straight onto Purple / Black Dot Trail, heading SE.
4. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Purple Trail, heading E.
6. 0.8 miBear left, heading NE.
7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
8. 200 ftBear right, heading N.
9. 300 ftSharp left, heading NE.
10. 50 ftBear right onto White / Green Dot Trail, heading E.
11. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Rachel Carson Trail, heading E.
12. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
13. 0.3 miBear left onto Blue Trail, heading E.
14. 450 ftBear left onto Old White / Red Dot Trail, heading SE.
15. 200 ftBear right onto Blue Trail, heading SE.
16. 0.1 miBear left onto White / Brown Dot Trail, heading SE.
17. 50 ftContinue straight onto Blue Trail, heading SE.
18. 50 ftBear right onto White Trail, heading SE.
19. 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
20. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Contour Trail, heading S.
21. 50 ftReach Purple Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
22. 0.1 miSharp right onto White Trail, heading SE.
23. 50 ftBear left onto Blue Trail, heading SE.
24. 50 ftContinue straight onto White / Brown Dot Trail, heading E.
25. 50 ftBear right onto Blue Trail, heading SE.
26. 0.1 miBear left onto Old White / Red Dot Trail, heading N.
27. 200 ftBear right onto Blue Trail, heading NE.
28. 450 ftBear right onto Rachel Carson Trail, heading S.
29. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
30. 0.2 miContinue straight onto White / Green Dot Trail, heading W.
31. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
32. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
33. 350 ftBear left, heading N.
34. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
35. 0.2 miBear right onto Purple Trail, heading NW.
36. 0.8 miTurn right onto Purple / Black Dot Trail, heading NW.
37. 50 ftContinue straight onto Purple Trail, heading N.
38. 450 ftBear right, heading NE.
39. 0.1 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/contour-trail-purple-trail-out-back-3-sights-9-km