1. Start on Minnesota River Bluffs LRT Regional Trail, heading NE.
2. 50 ftPass Riley Lake Park Beach.
3. 50 ftPass Lake Riley.
4. 1 miTurn left, heading NW.
5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
6. 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
7. 0.3 miPass Mitchell Lake.
8. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
9. 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
10. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
11. 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
12. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
13. 50 ftPass Round Lake Beach.
14. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
15. 400 ftTurn right, heading N.
16. 350 ftPass Round Lake.
17. 50 ftPass Round Lake Beach.
18. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
19. 50 ftPass Kivimaki Pond.
20. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
21. 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
22. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
23. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
24. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
25. 250 ftSharp left, heading N.
26. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
27. 50 ftReach Lake Riley, then turn around and head back the way you came.
28. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
29. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
30. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
31. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
32. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
33. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
34. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
35. 200 ftBear right, heading NW.
36. 500 ftTurn left, heading N.
37. 400 ftTurn right, heading N.
38. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
39. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
40. 300 ftSharp right, heading SW.
41. 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
42. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
43. 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
44. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
45. 1.1 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-riley-mitchell-lake-out-back-9-lakes