1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
2. 50 ftPass Gay City Pond.
3. 50 ftPass Gay City State Park Beach.
4. 300 ftTurn left, heading SE.
5. 300 ftSharp right, heading S.
6. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
7. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
8. 0.3 miPass Gay City State Park Viewpoint.
9. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
10. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
11. 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
12. 250 ftTurn right onto Gay City/Blackledge Falls Connector, heading S.
13. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
14. 0.2 miPass Golf Course Pond.
15. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
16. 100 ftReach Gay City State Park Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
17. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
18. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
19. 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
20. 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
21. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
22. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
23. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
24. 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
25. 300 ftTurn right, heading NE.
26. 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/blackledge-falls-gay-city-pond-out-back-5-beaches-6-km-d018