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Mile:
0.0: Start near the information signboard to the right of the restrooms, on Three Lakes Trail.
0.1: "Pond A," and a junction. The path to the left heads around the pond, while the path to the right rejoins Three Lakes Trail later on. Continue straight on Three Lakes Trail.
0.25: The trail crests and reaches a junction with Westside Trail. Continue straight on Three Lakes Trail.
0.3: A trail enters from the right (the other end of this trail was passed earlier), and Pond B Loop Trail heads left on a course around the lake. Continue straight on Three Lakes Trail.
0.4: Junction with Oakwood Trail, just before a map signboard. Continue straight on Three Lakes Trail.
0.5: Near the edge of Pond C, Three Lakes Trail bends left. Continue straight, now on Alta Vista Trail.
0.65: Soap Plant Trail begins on the left. Continue straight on Alta Vista Trail.
0.95: Park summit.
1.4: Alta Vista Trail ends at junction with Oakwood Trail. Turn right onto Oakwood Trail.
1.6: An unsigned trail departs downhill to the left. Continue straight on Oakwood Trail.
2.45: Oakwood Trail ends at a signed triangle junction with Westside Trail. Bear right, and a few feet later, turn right, onto Westside Trail.
2.55: Junction with a path descending left to Pond A. Continue straight/right.
2.65: Junction with a path heading right to a water tank and the park boundary. Continue straight/left.
2.9: Back at the trailhead.
Getting there:
From US 101 in Sonoma County (near Windsor), exit Arata. Drive east on Arata about 1.5 miles, then look for the signed park entrance on the left side of the road, past where Arata turns into Hembree Lane.
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