1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
2. 50 ftPass Riley Lake Park Beach.
3. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
4. 0.1 miTurn right onto Minnesota River Bluffs LRT Regional Trail, heading NW.
5. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
6. 1.4 miTurn right, heading N.
7. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
8. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
9. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
10. 1.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
11. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
12. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
13. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
14. 50 ftTurn left onto Purgatory Park Trail, heading N.
15. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
16. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
17. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
18. 0.1 miPass Silver Lake.
19. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
20. 50 ftReach Silver Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
21. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
22. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
23. 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
24. 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
25. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
26. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
27. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
28. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
29. 1.5 miBear right, heading SE.
30. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
31. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
32. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
33. 1.4 miTurn right onto Minnesota River Bluffs LRT Regional Trail, heading SE.
34. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
35. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
36. 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-riley-silver-lake-out-back-3-lakes