1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
2. 0.8 miBear right, heading SE.
3. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
4. 0.5 miTurn left onto Old Blain Road, heading SE.
5. 50 ftPass West Thompson Lake.
6. 400 ftTurn right, heading E.
7. 0.1 miPass West Thompson Dam Recreation Area Beach.
8. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
9. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
10. 400 ftTurn left, heading E.
11. 250 ftBear right, heading S.
12. 400 ftPass West Thompson Dam Recreation Area Beach.
13. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
14. 0.3 miPass West Thompson Dam Recreation Area Beach.
15. 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
16. 300 ftBear left, heading SE.
17. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
18. 250 ftBear right, heading S.
19. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
20. 300 ftPass West Thompson Dam Recreation Area Beach.
21. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
22. 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
23. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
24. 450 ftReach West Thompson Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
25. 500 ftBear left, heading SW.
26. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
27. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
28. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
29. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
30. 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
31. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
32. 300 ftBear right, heading NW.
33. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
34. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
35. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
36. 400 ftBear right, heading N.
37. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
38. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
39. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
40. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
41. 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/west-thompson-dam-recreation-area-beach-west-thompson-dam-recreation-area-beach-out-back-4-beaches-8-km-1d79