1. Start on Dog Walking Trail, heading W.
2. 50 ftPass Heckscher State Park Beach.
3. 50 ftPass Heckscher Canal.
4. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
5. 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
6. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
7. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
8. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
9. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
10. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
11. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
12. 0.6 miPass West Beach.
13. 50 ftPass Heckscher State Park Beach.
14. 100 ftBear left, heading S.
15. 0.8 miPass Overlook Beach.
16. 50 ftPass Heckscher State Park Beach.
17. 100 ftReach Heckscher Canal, then turn around and head back the way you came.
18. 0.8 miBear right, heading NW.
19. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
20. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
21. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
22. 0.1 miTurn left onto Post Office Road, heading N.
23. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
24. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
25. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
26. 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
27. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Dog Walking Trail, heading S.
28. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/heckscher-canal-heckscher-state-park-beach-out-back-7-beaches-9-km-fda2