1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
2. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
3. 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
4. 0.5 miTurn right onto North Central DuPage Regional Trail, heading NE.
5. 0.9 miPass Mallard Lake.
6. 500 ftTurn right onto Mallard Lake Trail, heading E.
7. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
8. 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
9. 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
10. 50 ftTurn left onto Buck Tail Trail, heading SE.
11. 0.4 miReach Mallard Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
12. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
13. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
14. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
15. 450 ftTurn left onto Mallard Lake Trail, heading E.
16. 0.3 miTurn left onto North Central DuPage Regional Trail, heading N.
17. 1 miTurn left, heading NW.
18. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
19. 450 ftBear left, heading S.
20. 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/mallard-lake-buck-tail-trail-out-back-3-sights-8-km-1414