1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
2. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
4. 50 ftTurn left onto Schuylkill River Trail (Thun Section), heading E.
5. 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
6. 100 ftContinue straight onto Poplar Neck Road, heading N.
7. 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
8. 0.1 miSharp right, heading W.
9. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NE.
10. 200 ftBear right onto Neversink South Trail, heading N.
11. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
12. 0.2 miBear right onto West Woodland Trail, heading NE.
13. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
14. 500 ftBear right, heading NE.
15. 150 ftSharp left onto Highland Trail, heading NE.
16. 0.2 miReach Highland Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
17. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
18. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
19. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
20. 500 ftTurn right, heading SE.
21. 0.1 miContinue straight onto West Woodland Trail, heading SE.
22. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
23. 0.2 miTurn right onto Neversink South Trail, heading SE.
24. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
25. 200 ftSharp left, heading SW.
26. 0.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
27. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
28. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Poplar Neck Road, heading E.
29. 300 ftTurn right onto Schuylkill River Trail (Thun Section), heading SE.
30. 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
31. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
32. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
33. 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-d4d6