1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
2. 100 ftContinue straight onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading NE.
3. 1.5 miTurn right onto Mt Hardy Trail, heading E.
4. 50 ftSharp left onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading E.
5. 4.9 miTurn left onto Little Sam Trail, heading E.
6. 1.2 miBear right onto Flat Laurel Creek Trail, heading NE.
7. 50 ftReach Mt Hardy Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
8. 50 ftBear left onto Little Sam Trail, heading NE.
9. 1.2 miTurn right onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading S.
10. 4.9 miSharp right onto Mt Hardy Trail, heading W.
11. 50 ftTurn left onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading W.
12. 1.5 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/little-sam-trail-out-back