1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
2. 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
3. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
4. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
5. 150 ftContinue straight onto Meadowview Trail, heading S.
6. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
7. 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
8. 150 ftSharp right onto Black Maple Loop Trail, heading W.
9. 300 ftContinue straight onto Woodland Loop Trail, heading SW.
10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Black Maple Loop Trail, heading SE.
11. 100 ftContinue straight onto Woodland Loop Trail, heading SE.
12. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
13. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
14. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
15. 150 ftReach Lake Patterson, then turn around and head back the way you came.
16. 150 ftBear left, heading W.
17. 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
18. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
19. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Black Maple Loop Trail, heading E.
20. 100 ftContinue straight onto Woodland Loop Trail, heading E.
21. 50 ftContinue straight onto Black Maple Loop Trail, heading E.
22. 300 ftSharp left, heading NE.
23. 150 ftSharp right, heading N.
24. 0.1 miBear left onto Meadowview Trail, heading NE.
25. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
26. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
27. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
28. 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/lake-patterson-lake-patterson-out-back-3-lakes-6-km-5680