1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
2. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
3. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
4. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
5. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
6. 100 ftBear left, heading S.
7. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
8. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NW.
9. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
10. 50 ftTurn left onto Schuylkill River Trail (Thun Section), heading SE.
11. 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
12. 100 ftContinue straight onto Poplar Neck Road, heading N.
13. 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
14. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
15. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NE.
16. 200 ftBear right onto Neversink South Trail, heading N.
17. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
18. 0.2 miBear right onto West Woodland Trail, heading SW.
19. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
20. 450 ftBear right, heading N.
21. 150 ftSharp left onto Highland Trail, heading N.
22. 0.2 miReach Highland Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
23. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
24. 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
25. 150 ftBear left, heading W.
26. 500 ftTurn right, heading NW.
27. 500 ftContinue straight onto West Woodland Trail, heading NE.
28. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
29. 0.2 miTurn right onto Neversink South Trail, heading E.
30. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
31. 150 ftSharp left, heading S.
32. 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
33. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
34. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Poplar Neck Road, heading E.
35. 300 ftTurn right onto Schuylkill River Trail (Thun Section), heading E.
36. 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
37. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
38. 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
39. 500 ftTurn left, heading W.
40. 200 ftBear right, heading W.
41. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
42. 150 ftSharp right, heading W.
43. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
44. 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
45. 50 ftArrive 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/highland-trail-out-back-8-km-8374