1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
2. 0.4 miTurn right onto Art Loeb Trail, heading N.
3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
4. 50 ftTurn right onto Joel Branch Road, heading NW.
5. 0.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
6. 150 ftTurn left onto Art Loeb Trail, heading NW.
7. 100 ftContinue straight onto Sycamore Cove, heading NW.
8. 0.5 miSharp left, heading N.
9. 400 ftTurn right, heading SW.
10. 50 ftTurn right onto Thrift Cove Trail, heading SW.
11. 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
12. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
13. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
14. 400 ftSharp right onto Sycamore Cove, heading SW.
15. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Art Loeb Trail, heading E.
16. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
17. 150 ftSharp left onto Joel Branch Road, heading SE.
18. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
19. 50 ftTurn right onto Art Loeb Trail, heading S.
20. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
21. 0.4 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-5-km-37c9