1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
2. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
4. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
5. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Upper Ridge Trail, heading N.
6. 1.4 miSharp left onto Tears of a Clown, heading SW.
7. 1.7 miTurn left onto Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading W.
8. 0.7 miTurn left onto New Berg, heading W.
9. 50 ftBear right onto Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading W.
10. 0.8 miBear right, heading NW.
11. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
12. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
13. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
14. 0.8 miBear left onto New Berg, heading E.
15. 50 ftTurn right onto Catoctin National Recreation Trail, heading NE.
16. 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
17. 200 ftContinue straight onto The Pit, heading N.
18. 1.7 miSharp right onto Upper Ridge Trail, heading NE.
19. 1.7 miBear left, heading S.
20. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
21. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
22. 0.2 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/upper-ridge-trail-out-back-17-km-fe8b