1. Start on Horse Trail, heading N.
2. 0.4 miTurn left onto Ridge Trail, heading N.
3. 0.5 miTurn right onto Horseshoe Lake Trail, heading NW.
4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ridge Trail, heading NE.
5. 450 ftPass Mallard Lake.
6. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
7. 100 ftBear left onto Oak Openings Parkway, heading NE.
8. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
9. 100 ftContinue straight onto Sand Dunes Trail, heading N.
10. 0.4 miTurn right onto Ferns & Lakes Trail, heading NW.
11. 0.4 miReach Mallard Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
12. 0.4 miTurn left onto Sand Dunes Trail, heading W.
13. 0.4 miTurn right onto Oak Openings Parkway, heading SE.
14. 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
15. 100 ftBear right onto Ridge Trail, heading SE.
16. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Horseshoe Lake Trail, heading W.
17. 50 ftTurn left onto Ridge Trail, heading W.
18. 0.5 miTurn right onto Horse Trail, heading S.
19. 0.4 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/mallard-lake-mallard-lake-out-back-6-sights