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 miBear left, heading NW.
6. 1 miBear right onto Riverbend Loop, heading NW.
7. 0.2 miSharp left onto North Slope Trail, heading SW.
8. 0.2 miReach North Slope Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
9. 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
10. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Riverbend Loop, heading NE.
11. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
12. 1 miBear right onto Joel Branch Road, heading E.
13. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
14. 50 ftTurn right onto Art Loeb Trail, heading SE.
15. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
16. 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/north-slope-trail-out-back-8-km-2599