1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
2. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
3. 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
4. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
5. 0.6 miTurn left onto West Branch DuPage River Trail, heading W.
6. 0.2 miPass Mud Lake.
7. 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
8. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
9. 1.4 miTurn left, heading E.
10. 0.8 miReach Mud Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
11. 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
12. 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
13. 1.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
14. 0.9 miTurn right, heading E.
15. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
16. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
17. 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
18. 0.1 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/mud-lake-mud-lake-out-back-12-km