1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
2. 50 ftPass Birch Lake.
3. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
4. 2.1 miPass Gilfillan Lake.
5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
6. 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
7. 150 ftSharp right, heading S.
8. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
9. 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
10. 0.3 miSharp left, heading W.
11. 1 miSharp left, heading S.
12. 50 ftReach East Vadnais Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
13. 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
14. 1 miSharp right, heading N.
15. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
16. 350 ftBear right, heading E.
17. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
18. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
19. 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
20. 2.3 miTurn right, heading E.
21. 50 ftArrive 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/birch-lake-gilfillan-lake-out-back-4-lakes