1. Start on Rockdale River Trail, heading NW.
2. 50 ftPass Lower Alexander Lake.
3. 50 ftPass Upper Alexander Lake.
4. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Abandoned golf cart path, heading W.
5. 50 ftPass Scout Lake.
6. 100 ftBear right, heading N.
7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
8. 500 ftBear right, heading N.
9. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
10. 300 ftBear left, heading W.
11. 150 ftBear left, heading W.
12. 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
13. 0.1 miBear right onto Arabia Mountain Path, heading SW.
14. 0.8 miBear right, heading NE.
15. 250 ftBear left onto abandoned track, heading N.
16. 250 ftBear right onto Arabia Mountain Path, heading N.
17. 2.5 miTurn right onto abandoned track, heading E.
18. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
19. 250 ftContinue straight onto Arabia Mountain PATH, heading S.
20. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
21. 0.1 miBear left onto Flat Rock Spur PATH, heading N.
22. 0.5 miSharp right onto Boomerang Trail, heading NW.
23. 0.6 miSharp left onto Arabia Mountain PATH, heading E.
24. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
25. 0.2 miPass Arabia Mountain Viewpoint.
26. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Forest Trail, heading NE.
27. 350 ftPass Arabia Lake.
28. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
29. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
30. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
31. 150 ftTurn left onto Mile Rock Trail, heading E.
32. 50 ftReach Upper Alexander Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
33. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
34. 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
35. 50 ftTurn left onto Forest Trail, heading NE.
36. 0.6 miBear left, heading W.
37. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Arabia Mountain PATH, heading SW.
38. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
39. 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
40. 0.4 miSharp right onto Boomerang Trail, heading S.
41. 0.6 miSharp left onto Flat Rock Spur PATH, heading E.
42. 0.5 miBear right onto Arabia Mountain PATH, heading W.
43. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
44. 0.2 miContinue straight onto abandoned track, heading SE.
45. 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
46. 0.1 miTurn left onto Arabia Mountain PATH, heading S.
47. 2.5 miBear left onto abandoned track, heading NW.
48. 200 ftBear right, heading NW.
49. 250 ftBear left onto Arabia Mountain Path, heading W.
50. 0.8 miBear left, heading S.
51. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
52. 350 ftBear right, heading S.
53. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
54. 300 ftBear right, heading SW.
55. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
56. 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
57. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
58. 100 ftContinue straight onto Abandoned golf cart path, heading E.
59. 150 ftContinue straight onto Rockdale River Trail, heading E.
60. 200 ftBear right, heading E.
61. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/upper-alexander-lake-arabia-mountain-viewpoint-out-back-13-lakes-via-arabia-mountain-path