1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
2. 300 ftTurn left, heading SW.
3. 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
4. 150 ftSharp left, heading SW.
5. 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
6. 1.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
7. 50 ftTurn left onto North Fire Road, heading SW.
8. 0.7 miTurn right onto Lily Pond Trail, heading SW.
9. 0.8 miTurn left onto General Creek Trail, heading SW.
10. 3.6 miTurn left onto Richardson Lake Road, heading NW.
11. 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
12. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
13. 150 ftReach Richardson Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
14. 150 ftBear left, heading W.
15. 0.7 miTurn right onto General Creek Trail, heading E.
16. 3.6 miTurn right onto Lily Pond Trail, heading N.
17. 0.8 miTurn left onto North Fire Road, heading NE.
18. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
19. 1.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
20. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
21. 100 ftSharp left, heading E.
22. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
23. 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/richardson-lake-lake-tahoe-out-back-3-lakes-23-km-e1eb