1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
2. 0.3 miPass Creekfield Lake.
3. 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
4. 0.4 miPass Elm Lake.
5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Elm Lake Loop Trail, heading W.
6. 0.4 miPass New Horseshoe lake.
7. 50 ftPass Pilant Lake.
8. 150 ftPass Old Horseshoe Lake.
9. 0.4 miTurn right onto Spillway Trail, heading S.
10. 0.5 miPass 40 Acre Lake.
11. 150 ftContinue straight onto 40 Acre Lake Trail, heading W.
12. 0.4 miBear right onto Prairie Trail, heading SW.
13. 50 ftTurn left onto 40 Acre Lake Trail, heading SW.
14. 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
15. 250 ftReach Pilant Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
16. 0.1 miTurn right onto Prairie Trail, heading E.
17. 50 ftBear left onto 40 Acre Lake Trail, heading E.
18. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Spillway Trail, heading E.
19. 0.6 miTurn left onto Elm Lake Loop Trail, heading E.
20. 1.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
21. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/pilant-lake-elm-lake-out-back-13-lakes-8-km