1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
2. 150 ftContinue straight onto Double Pond Trail, heading NW.
3. 0.5 miSharp left onto Cedar Swamp Trail, heading S.
4. 50 ftBear right onto Red Dot Cedar Connector, heading SW.
5. 0.7 miTurn left onto Red Dot Trail, heading S.
6. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
7. 350 ftTurn left onto Twin Bridges Trail, heading W.
8. 0.4 miTurn right onto Cherry Ridge Trail, heading SW.
9. 1.2 miTurn right onto Pump House Trail, heading NW.
10. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
11. 200 ftContinue straight onto Cherry Ridge Trail, heading N.
12. 0.2 miReach Highland Lakes Beach 5, then turn around and head back the way you came.
13. 0.2 miTurn right onto Pump House Trail, heading E.
14. 0.1 miTurn left onto Cherry Ridge Trail, heading NE.
15. 1.2 miTurn left onto Twin Bridges Trail, heading SE.
16. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
17. 350 ftTurn left onto Red Dot Trail, heading NE.
18. 0.5 miTurn right onto Red Dot Cedar Connector, heading NE.
19. 0.7 miBear left onto Cedar Swamp Trail, heading SE.
20. 50 ftSharp right onto Double Pond Trail, heading N.
21. 0.5 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/highland-lakes-beach-5-cherry-ridge-trail-out-back-5-sights