1. Start on North Lakes Connector Trail, heading NE.
2. 50 ftPass Lunker Lake.
3. 50 ftPass Oak Mountain State Park Beach.
4. 50 ftTurn right onto Lunker Lake Trail, heading E.
5. 50 ftContinue straight onto North Lakes Connector Trail, heading E.
6. 0.3 miTurn left onto Downhill Exit to North Lake, heading E.
7. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Rodeo Clown, heading S.
8. 0.2 miBear right onto Fish Whistle, heading SW.
9. 250 ftContinue straight onto Rodeo Clown, heading SW.
10. 50 ftBear left onto Fish Whistle, heading SW.
11. 0.6 miBear right onto Breezy, heading NE.
12. 1.3 miTurn right onto theOBHway, heading SE.
13. 0.2 miTurn left onto Eagle's Nest Overlook, heading SW.
14. 0.1 miTurn left onto Blue, heading E.
15. 2.1 miSharp right onto Orange Connector, heading SW.
16. 0.3 miSharp left onto Red Road, heading NE.
17. 0.7 miBear right onto White, heading SW.
18. 150 ftTurn left onto Yellow-White Connector, heading SW.
19. 450 ftPass Thunder Sunset Point.
20. 0.6 miBear left onto SlingShot, heading W.
21. 50 ftTurn right onto Yellow-White Connector, heading W.
22. 0.3 miTurn left onto Group Camp Road, heading N.
23. 50 ftContinue straight onto Foothills Trail (Yellow), heading N.
24. 50 ftContinue straight onto Group Camp Road, heading NW.
25. 0.1 miReach Thunder Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
26. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Foothills Trail (Yellow), heading NW.
27. 50 ftContinue straight onto Group Camp Road, heading NW.
28. 50 ftTurn right onto Yellow-White Connector, heading NW.
29. 0.3 miTurn left onto SlingShot, heading SE.
30. 50 ftBear right onto Yellow-White Connector, heading SE.
31. 0.7 miTurn right onto White, heading SW.
32. 100 ftBear left onto Red Road, heading SW.
33. 0.7 miSharp right onto Orange Connector, heading E.
34. 0.3 miSharp left onto Blue, heading SW.
35. 2.1 miTurn right onto Eagle's Nest Overlook, heading NE.
36. 0.1 miTurn right onto theOBHway, heading N.
37. 0.2 miTurn left onto Breezy, heading W.
38. 1.3 miBear left onto Fish Whistle, heading N.
39. 0.6 miBear right onto Rodeo Clown, heading SW.
40. 50 ftContinue straight onto Fish Whistle, heading NE.
41. 250 ftBear left onto Rodeo Clown, heading NE.
42. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Downhill Exit to North Lake, heading NE.
43. 0.4 miTurn right onto North Lakes Connector Trail, heading N.
44. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Lunker Lake Trail, heading S.
45. 50 ftTurn left onto North Lakes Connector Trail, heading NW.
46. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/catfish-lake-out-back