1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
2. 450 ftBear right onto Rachel Carson Trail, heading NE.
3. 1.4 miBear left, heading SE.
4. 1 miBear right onto Red / Black Dot Trail, heading SE.
5. 0.2 miBear left onto Red / Brown Dot Trail, heading S.
6. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
7. 0.8 miBear right, heading SE.
8. 50 ftBear left onto Rachel Carson Trail, heading SE.
9. 0.3 miBear left onto Blue Trail, heading E.
10. 450 ftBear left onto Old White / Red Dot Trail, heading SE.
11. 200 ftBear right onto Blue Trail, heading E.
12. 0.1 miBear left onto White / Brown Dot Trail, heading SE.
13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Blue Trail, heading SE.
14. 50 ftBear right onto White Trail, heading SE.
15. 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
16. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Contour Trail, heading S.
17. 50 ftReach Rachel Carson Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
18. 0.1 miSharp right onto White Trail, heading NE.
19. 50 ftBear left onto Blue Trail, heading SE.
20. 100 ftContinue straight onto White / Brown Dot Trail, heading SE.
21. 50 ftBear right onto Blue Trail, heading SE.
22. 0.1 miBear left onto Old White / Red Dot Trail, heading N.
23. 200 ftBear right onto Blue Trail, heading NE.
24. 450 ftBear right onto Rachel Carson Trail, heading S.
25. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
26. 0.8 miBear left, heading NW.
27. 350 ftContinue straight onto Red / Brown Dot Trail, heading NW.
28. 250 ftBear right onto Red / Black Dot Trail, heading N.
29. 0.2 miBear left onto Rachel Carson Trail, heading NW.
30. 0.6 miBear right, heading NW.
31. 1.8 miBear left, heading NW.
32. 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/contour-trail-rachel-carson-trail-out-back-3-sights-14-km