1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
2. 50 ftPass Lake Dennison Picnic & Swim Area.
3. 50 ftPass Birch Hill Reservoir Area Beach.
4. 50 ftPass Lake Dennison.
5. 350 ftTurn right onto Alger Street, heading SW.
6. 350 ftTurn left onto Wilder-McKenzie Trail, heading S.
7. 0.5 miBear right onto Main Street, heading SW.
8. 0.3 miPass Otter River State Forest Beach.
9. 0.4 miPass Otter River State Forest Beach.
10. 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
11. 500 ftPass Beaman Pond.
12. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
13. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
14. 50 ftTurn right onto Otter River, heading SE.
15. 50 ftReach Lake Dennison, then turn around and head back the way you came.
16. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
17. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
18. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
19. 0.1 miSharp right onto Main Street, heading SW.
20. 0.8 miBear left onto Wilder-McKenzie Trail, heading NE.
21. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
22. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
23. 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/otter-river-state-forest-beach-otter-river-state-forest-beach-out-back-9-beaches-5-km-08fe