1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
2. 50 ftPass Otter River.
3. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
4. 1.1 miTurn right onto Elm Street, heading SE.
5. 0.5 miPass Otter River State Forest Beach.
6. 50 ftBear left onto Dennison Street, heading NW.
7. 0.2 miPass Otter River State Forest Beach.
8. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Main Street, heading N.
9. 0.3 miBear left onto Wilder-McKenzie Trail, heading NE.
10. 0.5 miPass Lake Dennison Picnic & Swim Area.
11. 50 ftPass Birch Hill Reservoir Area Beach.
12. 150 ftReach Lake Dennison, then turn around and head back the way you came.
13. 0.5 miBear right onto Main Street, heading S.
14. 0.9 miBear right, heading S.
15. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Elm Street, heading SW.
16. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
17. 1.1 miTurn left, heading S.
18. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/birch-hill-reservoir-area-beach-lake-dennison-picnic-swim-area-out-back-11-km-e0bf