1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
2. 150 ftSharp right, heading SE.
3. 50 ftTurn left onto Noonday Creek Trail, heading SE.
4. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Bigs Shanty Noonday Creek Trail Conn, heading N.
5. 0.1 miTurn right onto Big Shanty Road Trail, heading N.
6. 0.3 miPass Nelson Lake.
7. 0.2 miContinue straight onto KSU Walking Path, heading NE.
8. 350 ftBear right, heading E.
9. 150 ftContinue straight onto Big Shanty Road Trail, heading E.
10. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
11. 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
12. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
13. 150 ftReach Nelson Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
14. 200 ftBear right, heading S.
15. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
16. 0.9 miTurn left, heading W.
17. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
18. 50 ftContinue straight onto KSU Walking Path, heading W.
19. 300 ftContinue straight onto Big Shanty Road Trail, heading W.
20. 0.5 miTurn left onto Bigs Shanty Noonday Creek Trail Conn, heading W.
21. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Noonday Creek Trail, heading SW.
22. 0.5 miBear right, heading SW.
23. 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
24. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
25. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/nelson-lake-nelson-lake-out-back-10-km-a51f