1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
2. 150 ftTurn right onto Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge Perimeter Trail, heading W.
3. 4.7 miTurn left, heading S.
4. 1 miBear left onto Prairie Gateway Open Space Loop Trail, heading NE.
5. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
6. 50 ftTurn left onto Prairie Gateway Open Space Trail, heading S.
7. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Rocky Mountain Greenway Trail, heading NE.
8. 0.2 miBear left onto Gateway Trail, heading NE.
9. 250 ftBear right, heading E.
10. 50 ftPass Discovery Viewpoint.
11. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
12. 0.4 miSharp right onto Discovery Trail, heading NE.
13. 0.5 miPass Lake Mary.
14. 300 ftReach Discovery Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
15. 0.6 miSharp left, heading SW.
16. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
17. 100 ftBear left onto Gateway Trail, heading NW.
18. 250 ftBear right onto Rocky Mountain Greenway Trail, heading W.
19. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Prairie Gateway Open Space Trail, heading SW.
20. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
21. 50 ftTurn left onto Prairie Gateway Open Space Loop Trail, heading SW.
22. 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
23. 1 miTurn right onto Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge Perimeter Trail, heading N.
24. 4.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
25. 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/discovery-viewpoint-lake-mary-out-back-3-lakes-16-km