1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
2. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
3. 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
5. 400 ftSharp right onto abandoned road, heading S.
6. 0.3 miTurn left onto Blue Trail, heading E.
7. 0.7 miTurn left onto cutoff, heading W.
8. 300 ftContinue straight onto Blue Trail, heading W.
9. 0.2 miContinue straight onto cutoff, heading SW.
10. 50 ftBear right onto Blue Trail, heading SW.
11. 0.4 miReach Lake Rutledge, then turn around and head back the way you came.
12. 0.4 miBear left onto cutoff, heading E.
13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Blue Trail, heading S.
14. 0.2 miContinue straight onto cutoff, heading E.
15. 300 ftTurn right onto Blue Trail, heading SE.
16. 0.7 miTurn right onto Camp Rutledge Road Trail, heading S.
17. 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
18. 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
19. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
20. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
21. 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-rutledge-out-back-6-km-ccec