1. Start on Carrwood Road, heading NW.
2. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Potomac Heritage Trail, heading NE.
3. 1.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
4. 0.4 miPass Carper's Pond.
5. 350 ftContinue straight onto Bootlegger Trail, heading SW.
6. 0.7 miBear left, heading S.
7. 50 ftTurn left onto Madison's Escape Trail, heading SW.
8. 0.2 miTurn right onto Follow the Hollows Trail, heading S.
9. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
10. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
11. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
12. 0.2 miTurn right onto Potomac Heritage Trail, heading W.
13. 450 ftSharp right, heading SE.
14. 50 ftReach Potomac Heritage Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
15. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
16. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
17. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
18. 0.1 miBear left onto Follow the Hollows Trail, heading N.
19. 0.2 miTurn left onto Madison's Escape Trail, heading NE.
20. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
21. 50 ftBear right onto Bootlegger Trail, heading NW.
22. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Potomac Heritage Trail, heading NE.
23. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
24. 1.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/potomac-heritage-viewpoint-out-back