1. Start on Raccoon River Park Trail, heading N.
2. 50 ftPass Blue Heron Lake.
3. 50 ftPass Raccoon River Park Beach.
4. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
5. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
6. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
7. 50 ftPass Raccoon River Park Beach.
8. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
9. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
10. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
11. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
12. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
13. 0.6 miReach Blue Heron Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
14. 0.7 miSharp right, heading N.
15. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
16. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
17. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
18. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
19. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
20. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
21. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
22. 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/blue-heron-lake-raccoon-river-park-beach-out-back-5-beaches-3-km