1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
2. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
3. 0.5 miBear left onto Muddy Branch Greenway Trail, heading NW.
4. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
5. 0.7 miPass Inspiration Lake.
6. 50 ftPass Lake Nirvana.
7. 0.2 miPass Lake Helene.
8. 50 ftPass Lake Lynette.
9. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
10. 0.5 miTurn right onto Main Street Shared Use Path, heading E.
11. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
12. 50 ftPass Lake Placid.
13. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
14. 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
15. 50 ftReach Lake Placid, then turn around and head back the way you came.
16. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
17. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
18. 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
19. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
20. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
21. 1 miBear left onto Muddy Branch Greenway Trail, heading SE.
22. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
23. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
24. 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/lake-placid-inspiration-lake-out-back-9-lakes-10-km-2ba6