1. Start on Mill Creek Road, heading NE.
2. 1.3 miBear left onto Parris Creek Trail, heading NW.
3. 2.4 miTurn left, heading N.
4. 1.2 miTurn left onto Old Mitchell Toll Road, heading W.
5. 0.6 miSharp right onto East Ridge Trail, heading S.
6. 50 ftPass Sourwood Gap.
7. 50 ftTurn left onto Old Trestle Road, heading S.
8. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Appalachian Way, heading NW.
9. 0.4 miReach Sourwood Gap, then turn around and head back the way you came.
10. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Old Trestle Road, heading E.
11. 0.1 miTurn right onto East Ridge Trail, heading E.
12. 50 ftSharp left onto Old Mitchell Toll Road, heading E.
13. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
14. 1.2 miTurn right onto Parris Creek Trail, heading E.
15. 2.4 miBear right onto Mill Creek Road, heading SE.
16. 1.2 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/sourwood-gap-out-back