1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
2. 50 ftTurn right onto West Trail, heading N.
3. 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
4. 0.5 miBear right, heading W.
5. 0.2 miTurn right onto Illinois Prairie Path Elgin Branch, heading NW.
6. 3.2 miTurn left onto Fox River Trail, heading N.
7. 1.5 miTurn right, heading S.
8. 0.4 miReach West Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
9. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
10. 1.5 miTurn right onto Illinois Prairie Path Elgin Branch, heading NE.
11. 2.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
12. 0.5 miTurn left onto West Trail, heading SE.
13. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
14. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
15. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
16. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
17. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
18. 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/pickerel-lake-catfish-pond-out-back-10-lakes