1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
2. 50 ftPass Riley Lake Park Beach.
3. 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
4. 500 ftContinue straight onto Minnesota River Bluffs LRT Regional Trail, heading NE.
5. 1.8 miPass Welch Lake.
6. 0.7 miBear right, heading E.
7. 1.1 miBear right, heading SE.
8. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
9. 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
10. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
11. 0.6 miSharp left, heading E.
12. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
13. 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
14. 50 ftReach Eden Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
15. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
16. 450 ftBear left, heading E.
17. 150 ftSharp right, heading E.
18. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
19. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
20. 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
21. 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
22. 1.1 miBear left, heading N.
23. 2.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
24. 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/eden-lake-welch-lake-out-back-4-lakes-16-km