1. Start on Crater Lake Loop Trail, heading NW.
2. 50 ftPass Crater Lake.
3. 50 ftPass Lake Success.
4. 0.3 miTurn right onto Appalachian Trail, heading N.
5. 150 ftContinue straight onto Hemlock Pond Trail, heading N.
6. 0.3 miPass Hemlock Lake.
7. 150 ftTurn left onto Blue Mt Lake Trail, heading NW.
8. 2.1 miPass Blue Mountain Lake.
9. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
10. 250 ftSharp right, heading SE.
11. 50 ftReach Hemlock Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
12. 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
13. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
14. 2.2 miTurn right onto Hemlock Pond Trail, heading S.
15. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Appalachian Trail, heading E.
16. 150 ftTurn left onto Crater Lake Loop Trail, heading E.
17. 0.3 miArrive 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-7-lakes-9-km