1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
2. 50 ftPass Big Bear Lake.
3. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
4. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
5. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
6. 50 ftContinue straight onto maintenance right of way, heading NE.
7. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
8. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
9. 0.5 miPass Lake Charles.
10. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
11. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
12. 0.3 miReach Lake Charles, then turn around and head back the way you came.
13. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
14. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
15. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
16. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
17. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
18. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
19. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
20. 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/lake-charles-big-bear-lake-out-back-3-lakes-5-km