1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
2. 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
3. 1.3 miBear right, heading NW.
4. 350 ftPass Cockaponset State Forest Viewpoint.
5. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
6. 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
7. 50 ftPass YMCA Pond.
8. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
9. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
10. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
11. 300 ftTurn left, heading E.
12. 0.2 miPass YMCA Pond.
13. 0.1 miReach Cockaponset State Forest Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
14. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
15. 300 ftTurn right, heading NE.
16. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
17. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
18. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
19. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
20. 0.7 miBear left, heading SW.
21. 1.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
22. 50 ftArrive 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/ymca-pond-ymca-pond-out-back-3-lakes-15-km-d26d