1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
2. 50 ftSharp left onto Appalachian Trail, heading NE.
3. 1.5 miPass Crater Lake.
4. 0.3 miPass Crater Lake.
5. 150 ftContinue straight onto Hemlock Pond Trail, heading NE.
6. 0.3 miPass Hemlock Lake.
7. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
8. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Blue Mt Lake Trail, heading SW.
9. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
10. 1 miPass Blue Mountain Lake.
11. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
12. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
13. 200 ftSharp right, heading SW.
14. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
15. 200 ftReach Hemlock Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
16. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
17. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
18. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
19. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
20. 1.2 miTurn right onto Hemlock Pond Trail, heading NE.
21. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Appalachian Trail, heading E.
22. 1.8 miSharp right, heading SW.
23. 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/hemlock-lake-crater-lake-out-back-5-lakes-13-km