1. Start on Left Hand Reservoir Road, heading N.
2. 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
3. 250 ftTurn left onto Waldrop Trail, heading W.
4. 0.6 miPass Red Rock Lake.
5. 500 ftBear left, heading W.
6. 0.8 miBear left onto Summer Snowshoe, heading W.
7. 0.7 miBear right, heading W.
8. 0.2 miPass Brainard Lake.
9. 150 ftSharp right, heading SW.
10. 200 ftBear left, heading W.
11. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
12. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
13. 0.3 miSharp left onto Niwot Cutoff Trail, heading SW.
14. 150 ftReach Red Rock Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
15. 150 ftSharp right, heading W.
16. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
17. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
18. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
19. 250 ftSharp left onto Summer Snowshoe, heading E.
20. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
21. 0.7 miBear right onto Waldrop Trail, heading E.
22. 0.8 miBear left, heading E.
23. 0.7 miTurn right onto Sourdough Trail, heading E.
24. 250 ftBear left onto Left Hand Reservoir Road, heading SE.
25. 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/red-rock-lake-brainard-lake-out-back-6-lakes-9-km