1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
2. 50 ftPass Riley Lake Park Beach.
3. 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
4. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
5. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
6. 350 ftPass Lake Riley.
7. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
8. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
9. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
10. 300 ftTurn left, heading S.
11. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
12. 100 ftContinue straight onto Minnesota River Bluffs LRT Regional Trail, heading S.
13. 4.1 miPass East Chaska Creek.
14. 0.5 miPass East Chaska Creek.
15. 0.5 miPass East Chaska Creek Waterfall.
16. 50 ftPass East Chaska Creek.
17. 50 ftPass Minnesota River.
18. 1 miTurn right, heading SW.
19. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Minnesota Valley State Trail, heading SW.
20. 200 ftContinue straight onto Minnesota River Bluffs LRT Regional Trail, heading SW.
21. 250 ftReach Minnesota River, then turn around and head back the way you came.
22. 250 ftContinue straight onto Minnesota Valley State Trail, heading W.
23. 200 ftContinue straight onto Minnesota River Bluffs LRT Regional Trail, heading W.
24. 6.5 miSharp left, heading NE.
25. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
26. 300 ftSharp right, heading NE.
27. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
28. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
29. 400 ftTurn right, heading NE.
30. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
31. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
32. 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/minnesota-river-lake-riley-out-back-13-lakes-21-km