1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
2. 350 ftContinue straight onto Salamander Trail, heading NE.
3. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Salamander, heading E.
4. 0.6 miTurn left onto Moe's Cut, heading S.
5. 100 ftBear left, heading S.
6. 150 ftBear right onto Salamander, heading SE.
7. 0.7 miBear right onto Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading S.
8. 0.9 miTurn left, heading S.
9. 150 ftContinue straight onto The Pit, heading S.
10. 0.2 miTurn left onto Stupid Trail, heading E.
11. 0.4 miReach Salamander, then turn around and head back the way you came.
12. 0.4 miTurn right onto The Pit, heading W.
13. 0.2 miTurn right onto Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading NW.
14. 0.9 miBear left onto Salamander, heading NE.
15. 0.7 miBear left, heading NW.
16. 150 ftBear right onto Moe's Cut, heading N.
17. 150 ftTurn right onto Salamander, heading W.
18. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Salamander Trail, heading W.
19. 0.9 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/salamander-trail-salamander-out-back-5-sights