1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
2. 0.2 miBear right onto Ruffed Grouse Trail, heading W.
3. 0.1 miTurn right onto Rifle Trail, heading W.
4. 0.3 miSharp left onto Guion Trail, heading NW.
5. 200 ftTurn left onto Hickory Mountain Road, heading SW.
6. 450 ftContinue straight onto Ruffed Grouse Trail, heading SE.
7. 0.2 miTurn left onto Hooker Creek Trail, heading SW.
8. 0.3 miSharp right onto Buck Forest Road, heading S.
9. 0.7 miTurn right onto Jim Branch Trail, heading SW.
10. 450 ftReach Jim Branch Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
11. 400 ftTurn left onto Buck Forest Road, heading W.
12. 0.7 miSharp left onto Hooker Creek Trail, heading NE.
13. 0.3 miTurn right onto Ruffed Grouse Trail, heading N.
14. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Hickory Mountain Road, heading NE.
15. 450 ftTurn right onto Guion Trail, heading NW.
16. 200 ftSharp right onto Rifle Trail, heading NW.
17. 0.3 miTurn left onto Ruffed Grouse Trail, heading NE.
18. 0.3 miArrive 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/jim-branch-trail-out-back