1. Start on Sussex Branch Trail, heading NW.
2. 350 ftTurn left onto Waterloo-517 Trail, heading W.
3. 0.2 miTurn right onto Pebble/Waterloo-517 Trail, heading SW.
4. 0.4 miTurn right onto Highlands Trail, heading W.
5. 100 ftTurn left onto Ranger/Highlands Trail, heading NW.
6. 450 ftTurn left onto Ranger Trail, heading NW.
7. 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
9. 200 ftSharp right onto Waterloo-517 Trail, heading N.
10. 0.8 miTurn left onto Ice Cream, heading SW.
11. 1.3 miTurn right onto BSA, heading SW.
12. 0.4 miBear left onto Friggin Middle, heading NW.
13. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
14. 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
15. 0.6 miReach Frenches Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
16. 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
17. 0.6 miBear right onto BSA, heading E.
18. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
19. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Ice Cream, heading E.
20. 0.8 miTurn right onto Waterloo-517 Trail, heading W.
21. 0.8 miSharp left, heading E.
22. 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
23. 0.2 miBear right onto Ranger Trail, heading NE.
24. 0.5 miTurn right onto Ranger/Highlands Trail, heading SE.
25. 450 ftTurn right onto Highlands Trail, heading SE.
26. 100 ftTurn left onto Pebble/Waterloo-517 Trail, heading SE.
27. 0.4 miTurn left onto Waterloo-517 Trail, heading SE.
28. 0.2 miTurn right onto Sussex Branch Trail, heading SE.
29. 100 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/highlands-trail-out-back-f2f8