1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
2. 50 ftPass Lake Red Rock - Lake Red Rock Project Beach.
3. 250 ftSharp right, heading S.
4. 0.6 miPass Des Moines River.
5. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
6. 0.6 miBear left, heading SE.
7. 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
8. 0.4 miBear left onto Howell Station Prairie Trail, heading NE.
9. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
10. 3.4 miPass The Island.
11. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
12. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
13. 200 ftReach Des Moines River, then turn around and head back the way you came.
14. 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
15. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
16. 3.5 miBear right, heading S.
17. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
18. 450 ftBear right, heading SW.
19. 0.6 miBear right, heading N.
20. 0.6 miSharp left, heading N.
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/des-moines-river-lake-red-rock-lake-red-rock-project-beach-out-back-3-lakes-17-km