Within the parking area there is a trail sign with a map and a vault toilet. The path enters the woods and quickly arrives at post No. 5. Head west (right) along what appears to be an old two-track that is slowly reverting to a foot path. Within a half mile you pass a spur that heads right to the park road and then a bench and a junction just beyond. This spur leads to the park’s sanitation station for recreational vehicles.

The main trail remains in the woods and reaches post No. 3 at Mile 1.2 and post No. 4 a hundred yards beyond it. Both mark spurs that provide campers access to the trails system while at post No. 4 you can head right to continue on the lakeshore portion of White Birch Nature Trail.

If you remain on Deer Flats, the trail remains in the woods and reaches a junction and bench at Mile 1.9, marking the return of the lakeshore path. From here you swing through the east end of the park in the most interesting stretch of the loop. You begin in a cedar swamp and then breakout in an open cattail marsh where planking keeps your boots dry. At Mile 2.8 you pass an impressive white pine impossible to miss. Just beyond the towering tree is post No. 5 and the spur to the trailhead parking area, reached at Mile 3.0.