Out-and-back roller coaster

Out-and-back is a type of roller coaster layout in which the vehicle climbs a lift hill soon after leaving the station, races out to the far end of the track after the initial drop, performs a 180 degree turn, and returns to the station. Some out-and-back coasters perform more complicated turns at the far end of the track.

This particular design was popular in the first half of the 1900s and is easy to design and construct. With an out-and-back design, the hills on the way out are large, and gradually decrease in size. The hills on the way back are usually "bunny hops", or small hills created to maximize airtime. This layout is more commonly found among older wooden coasters, though modern out-and-back steel coasters exist as well.