1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
2. 450 ftSharp right, heading S.
3. 50 ftPass Walden Pond.
4. 500 ftBear right, heading S.
5. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
6. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Walden Pond Road, heading SE.
7. 0.6 miSharp left onto Pennybrook Road, heading SE.
8. 0.6 miPass Pennybrook Viewpoint.
9. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
10. 50 ftBear left onto Great Woods Road, heading E.
11. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Dungeon Road, heading SE.
12. 50 ftSharp right onto Loop Road, heading SE.
13. 0.2 miReach Mount Gilead, then turn around and head back the way you came.
14. 0.2 miSharp left onto Dungeon Road, heading N.
15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Great Woods Road, heading N.
16. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
17. 0.8 miSharp right onto Walden Pond Road, heading SE.
18. 1.1 miTurn right, heading N.
19. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
20. 450 ftSharp left, heading NW.
21. 250 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/mount-gilead-out-back-8-km-cfd8