1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
2. 100 ftTurn left onto Unblazed, no color, heading N.
3. 0.1 miBear left onto Connector, Yellow to Gravel Road, heading N.
4. 50 ftContinue straight onto DCWA, heading N.
5. 300 ftContinue straight onto Unblazed, road to bench by river, heading N.
6. 50 ftTurn right onto DCWA, heading N.
7. 0.2 miBear right onto Yellow Trail to West Gravel Road, heading E.
8. 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
9. 150 ftBear right onto DCWA, heading E.
10. 500 ftPass Beech Island.
11. 50 ftPass Driftwood Island.
12. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
13. 50 ftTurn left onto Potomac Heritage Trail, heading NE.
14. 50 ftReach Patowmack Island, then turn around and head back the way you came.
15. 150 ftTurn right onto River Bench path, heading NE.
16. 100 ftTurn left onto DCWA, heading NE.
17. 0.2 miPass Patowmack Island.
18. 50 ftSharp right onto Yellow East, heading SE.
19. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Yellow Trail to West Gravel Road, heading W.
20. 350 ftTurn left onto White Trail to Yellow, heading W.
21. 50 ftTurn right onto Yellow Trail to West Gravel Road, heading W.
22. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
23. 50 ftThe loop closes 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/patowmack-island-loop