1. Start on West Branch DuPage River Trail, heading NE.
2. 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
3. 1.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
4. 0.7 miPass Mud Lake.
5. 2.1 miTurn right onto Illinois Prairie Path Aurora Branch, heading NE.
6. 400 ftPass Silver Lake.
7. 0.1 miContinue straight onto West Branch DuPage River Trail, heading NE.
8. 50 ftTurn right onto St. James Farm Bike Trail, heading NE.
9. 350 ftPass Wood Duck Pond.
10. 0.1 miReach Silver Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
11. 0.2 miTurn left onto West Branch DuPage River Trail, heading NE.
12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Illinois Prairie Path Aurora Branch, heading SW.
13. 0.2 miTurn left onto West Branch DuPage River Trail, heading S.
14. 2.8 miTurn left, heading W.
15. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
16. 0.9 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/silver-lake-mud-lake-out-back-5-lakes-13-km