1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
2. 100 ftTurn right onto Connector Road Spur B, heading NW.
3. 400 ftContinue straight onto Lower Charity Road, heading N.
4. 0.6 miBear left, heading W.
5. 50 ftBear left onto Forestdale Creek Trail, heading W.
6. 3.5 miSharp right onto Forestdale Road, heading S.
7. 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
8. 100 ftContinue straight onto Summit City Trail, heading S.
9. 2.9 miReach Summit City Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
10. 2.9 miBear left onto Forestdale Road, heading NW.
11. 0.4 miSharp left, heading NW.
12. 250 ftContinue straight onto Forestdale Creek Trail, heading N.
13. 3.4 miBear right, heading E.
14. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
15. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Lower Charity Road, heading SE.
16. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Connector Road Spur B, heading SE.
17. 400 ftTurn left, heading S.
18. 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/fourth-of-july-lake-fourth-of-july-lake-out-back-26-km