From Layton's starting position, move him right, then up, then right, and you find he's stood on the island in the top right of the lake.
From the island in the top right, guide him down until he has his feet firmly on the island in the bottom right.
From there, send him left and he'll come to the island in the bottom left. Make him take one step up, and then have him hop on the ice shelf to the right.
After following the steps listed in Hint 2, move him onto the island next to him and send him upwards.
Next, move him onto the island to the left, and then onto the ice shelf below him.
Cross him over to the next ice shelf below him, and keep going downwards.
After following the steps listed in Hint 3, Layton should be standing on an ice shelf that you need to move to the right shore. To do this, you'll first need to move Layton onto the ice shelf on the left before stepping back across. This ice shelf will then take him all the way to the island in the bottom right. Get him to step onto this island, then move him upwards.
Only a couple of steps to go now!
Solution
Correct
Good work!
Whether there's a trick to it or not, there's no easy way to walk across a lake.