1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
2. 0.5 miSharp right onto Scotts Lake Road, heading NW.
3. 1.3 miBear left, heading W.
4. 100 ftContinue straight onto Scotts Trail, heading W.
5. 2.2 miTurn right onto Highway 88 Trail, heading S.
6. 1.5 miSharp left onto Alpine Mine Road, heading SW.
7. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
8. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
9. 0.9 miTurn right, heading E.
10. 50 ftTurn right onto Crater Lake Trail, heading E.
11. 0.7 miReach Crater Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
12. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
13. 50 ftTurn left onto Alpine Mine Road, heading NE.
14. 0.9 miBear right, heading SW.
15. 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
16. 0.2 miSharp right onto Highway 88 Trail, heading N.
17. 1.5 miTurn left onto Scotts Trail, heading NE.
18. 2.3 miBear right onto Scotts Lake Road, heading NE.
19. 1.3 miSharp left, heading NE.
20. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/crater-lake-crater-lake-out-back-23-km-dcd7