1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
2. 50 ftPass Sandy Wool Lake.
3. 450 ftTurn right onto Tularcitos Trail, heading NE.
4. 50 ftTurn left onto Agua Caliente Trail, heading N.
5. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
6. 0.8 miSharp right onto Monument Peak Road, heading N.
7. 0.5 miTurn left onto Monument Peak Trail, heading N.
8. 2.7 miTurn left, heading N.
9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Mission Peak to Monument Peak Trail, heading N.
10. 0.5 miTurn right onto Bay Area Ridge Trail, heading NW.
11. 0.6 miSharp right onto Laurel Loop Trail, heading N.
12. 2.2 miReach Sandy Wool Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
13. 2.2 miSharp left onto Bay Area Ridge Trail, heading NW.
14. 0.6 miTurn left onto Mission Peak to Monument Peak Trail, heading S.
15. 3.2 miTurn right onto Monument Peak Road, heading SE.
16. 0.5 miSharp left onto Agua Caliente Trail, heading S.
17. 0.8 miBear right, heading SE.
18. 0.4 miTurn right onto Tularcitos Trail, heading SE.
19. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
20. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/sandy-wool-lake-sandy-wool-lake-out-back-4-sights-25-km