1. Start on white, heading NW.
2. 50 ftPass Pleasant Valley Lake.
3. 0.1 miTurn left onto Critter Cove Trail, heading NW.
4. 50 ftTurn right onto white, heading NW.
5. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
6. 0.1 miContinue straight onto North Gate Fire Road, heading N.
7. 0.4 miBear right onto lavender, heading N.
8. 50 ftTurn left onto North Gate Fire Road, heading N.
9. 150 ftContinue straight onto lavender, heading NE.
10. 200 ftContinue straight onto North Gate Fire Road, heading W.
11. 0.4 miReach Pleasant Valley Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
12. 0.4 miContinue straight onto lavender, heading SE.
13. 200 ftContinue straight onto North Gate Fire Road, heading S.
14. 150 ftTurn right onto lavender, heading SE.
15. 50 ftBear left onto North Gate Fire Road, heading SE.
16. 0.5 miTurn right onto white, heading SE.
17. 300 ftTurn left onto Critter Cove Trail, heading S.
18. 50 ftTurn right onto white, heading S.
19. 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/pleasant-valley-lake-north-gate-fire-road-out-back-3-sights-4-km