1. Start on Black Mountain Trail, heading N.
2. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
4. 350 ftSharp right onto Sycamore Cove, heading S.
5. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Art Loeb Trail, heading S.
6. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
7. 150 ftSharp left onto Joel Branch Road, heading SE.
8. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
9. 50 ftTurn right onto Art Loeb Trail, heading S.
10. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
11. 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
12. 50 ftTurn right onto Joel Branch Road, heading S.
13. 0.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
14. 150 ftTurn left onto Art Loeb Trail, heading NW.
15. 100 ftContinue straight onto Sycamore Cove, heading NW.
16. 0.5 miSharp left, heading N.
17. 400 ftTurn right, heading N.
18. 0.1 miSharp left onto Black Mountain Trail, heading W.
19. 0.1 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/joel-branch-road-out-back-4-km-7557