1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
2. 0.6 miBear right onto Potomac Heritage Trail, heading E.
3. 0.6 miBear left, heading E.
4. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Connect unblazed trail to Green Trail North, heading NE.
5. 500 ftContinue straight onto Unblazed, no color, heading E.
6. 0.3 miSharp left onto Connector, Yellow to Gravel Road, heading NW.
7. 50 ftContinue straight onto DCWA, heading NW.
8. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
9. 250 ftContinue straight onto Connector, Yellow to Gravel Road, heading SE.
10. 50 ftSharp right onto Unblazed, no color, heading SE.
11. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Connect unblazed trail to Green Trail North, heading N.
12. 450 ftContinue straight onto Potomac Heritage Trail, heading E.
13. 0.9 miBear right, heading W.
14. 0.6 miBear left, heading W.
15. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/dcwa-out-back-8-km-850e