1. Start on Purple Trail, heading NE.
2. 50 ftPass Island Lake State Recreation Area Beach.
3. 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
4. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
5. 500 ftTurn right, heading NE.
6. 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
7. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
8. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
9. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
10. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
11. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
12. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
13. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
14. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
15. 500 ftTurn right onto Meadow Picnic, heading NE.
16. 450 ftTurn left onto Island Lake Pathway, heading NE.
17. 0.6 miSharp left, heading NW.
18. 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
19. 250 ftBear right onto Yellow Trail, heading NW.
20. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Blue Trail, heading NE.
21. 0.1 miTurn left onto Yellow Trail, heading N.
22. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
23. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
24. 150 ftReach Island Lake State Recreation Area Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
25. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
26. 50 ftTurn right onto Blue Trail, heading SW.
27. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading S.
28. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
29. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
30. 400 ftSharp right onto Island Lake Pathway, heading SW.
31. 0.7 miTurn right onto Meadow Picnic, heading NE.
32. 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
33. 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
34. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
35. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
36. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
37. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
38. 100 ftTurn left onto Purple Trail, heading E.
39. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
40. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
41. 100 ftBear left, heading E.
42. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
43. 400 ftTurn left, heading E.
44. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
45. 0.2 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/island-lake-state-recreation-area-beach-blue-trail-out-back-3-sights-7-km-e52f