1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
2. 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
3. 150 ftTurn right onto Military Ridge State Trail, heading W.
4. 2.9 miPass Nessie's Pond.
5. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
6. 0.2 miTurn left onto Farm Service Road, heading N.
7. 250 ftPass Nessie's Pond.
8. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
9. 450 ftPass Cass Pond.
10. 50 ftPass Epic Forest.
11. 50 ftPass The Pond Across the Way.
12. 350 ftBear left, heading N.
13. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
14. 0.3 miPass Dry Puddle.
15. 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
16. 0.2 miPass Voyager Lake.
17. 50 ftPass Lake Gandalf.
18. 0.6 miReach Epic Forest, then turn around and head back the way you came.
19. 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
20. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
21. 100 ftBear right, heading SE.
22. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
23. 0.2 miTurn left onto Military Ridge State Trail, heading S.
24. 2.9 miTurn left, heading E.
25. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
26. 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/epic-forest-lake-gandalf-out-back-12-lakes-15-km