1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
2. 400 ftTurn right onto Bruce Vento Regional Trail, heading S.
3. 1.7 miPass Lake Phalen.
4. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
5. 50 ftTurn left onto East Shore Drive, heading SW.
6. 250 ftBear right onto Bruce Vento Regional Trail, heading S.
7. 200 ftBear left onto Lake Phalen Bike Path, heading S.
8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bruce Vento Regional Trail, heading S.
9. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
10. 1.2 miTurn right, heading W.
11. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
12. 1.3 miBear right, heading SW.
13. 50 ftBear right onto Indian Mounds Trail, heading SW.
14. 0.6 miBear right, heading SE.
15. 0.4 miPass Indian Mounds Viewpoint.
16. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
17. 0.4 miTurn left onto Johnson Parkway Regional Trail, heading E.
18. 1.3 miReach Lake Phalen, then turn around and head back the way you came.
19. 1.3 miTurn right onto Indian Mounds Trail, heading SW.
20. 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
21. 0.5 miBear right, heading SW.
22. 0.6 miBear left, heading NW.
23. 50 ftBear left onto Bruce Vento Regional Trail, heading NW.
24. 1.3 miTurn right, heading N.
25. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
26. 1.2 miTurn right, heading E.
27. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Lake Phalen Bike Path, heading E.
28. 50 ftBear right onto Bruce Vento Regional Trail, heading NE.
29. 200 ftBear left, heading E.
30. 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
31. 1.8 miTurn left, heading N.
32. 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-phalen-indian-mounds-viewpoint-out-back-3-sights-23-km