1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
2. 50 ftBear left onto CROCT Trail from Walgreens, heading SW.
3. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
4. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
5. 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
6. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Sechler Park Access Road, heading NW.
7. 100 ftPass St. Olaf Natural Lands Forest Restoration.
8. 150 ftBear right onto Heath Creek Trail, heading NW.
9. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
10. 400 ftPass St. Olaf Natural Lands.
11. 0.1 miTurn right onto Big Woods Trail, heading N.
12. 0.4 miTurn right onto Forest Restoration Loop, heading N.
13. 0.2 miPass Big Pond.
14. 100 ftContinue straight onto Campus Drive, heading N.
15. 150 ftPass Duckweed Pond.
16. 200 ftContinue straight onto Forest Restoration Loop, heading N.
17. 100 ftSharp left onto Big Pond Loop, heading N.
18. 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
19. 350 ftPass West Coyote Pond.
20. 50 ftPass East Coyote Pond.
21. 50 ftPass Woodland Pond.
22. 0.2 miTurn left onto Prairie Loop, heading W.
23. 1 miPass Soccer Pond.
24. 50 ftPass St. Olaf Natural Lands.
25. 350 ftTurn left onto Knoll Loop, heading E.
26. 50 ftPass Baseball Pond.
27. 350 ftTurn left onto Baseball Pond Loop, heading E.
28. 0.1 miReach St. Olaf Natural Lands, then turn around and head back the way you came.
29. 0.1 miTurn right onto Knoll Loop, heading E.
30. 350 ftTurn right onto Prairie Loop, heading SE.
31. 1.1 miTurn right onto Big Pond Loop, heading W.
32. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
33. 500 ftSharp right onto Forest Restoration Loop, heading E.
34. 100 ftContinue straight onto Campus Drive, heading SE.
35. 350 ftContinue straight onto Forest Restoration Loop, heading S.
36. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
37. 0.4 miTurn left onto Heath Creek Trail, heading S.
38. 0.6 miBear left, heading SE.
39. 250 ftContinue straight onto Sechler Park Access Road, heading S.
40. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
41. 450 ftBear left, heading S.
42. 200 ftTurn left onto CROCT Trail from Walgreens, heading S.
43. 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
44. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/st-olaf-natural-lands-st-olaf-natural-lands-forest-restoration-out-back-19-lakes-12-km-8d11