Mill Stream Run Reservation
Berea Falls Scenic Overlook–Wallace Lake, 4 lakes
3.3 mi · ▲ 58 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Berea Falls Scenic Overlook–Wallace Lake, 4 lakes is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Mill Stream Run Reservation near Berea, OH. The route passes Berea Falls Scenic Overlook, Wallace Beach, Wallace Lake and 2 more before reaching Wallace Beach at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 58 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Berea Falls Scenic Overlook–Wallace Lake, 4 lakes
3.3 mi · ▲ 58 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Elevation 703–782 ft
Out & Back · Mill Stream Run Reservation
Trailhead: 41.38253, -81.86455
Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 76°F / low 64° · precip 25% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Rocky River All Purpose Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miPass Berea Falls Scenic Overlook.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Mill Stream Run All Purpose Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Wallace Beach.
- 50 ftPass Wallace Lake.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Mill Stream Run Bridle Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Mill Stream Run All Purpose Trail, heading S.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Mill Stream Run Bridle Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Mill Stream Run All Purpose Trail, heading S.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Mill Stream Run Bridle Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miPass Wallace Lake.
- 50 ftPass Baldwin Lake.
- 50 ftPass Wallace Beach.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftReach Berea Falls Scenic Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Mill Stream Run All Purpose Trail, heading N.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Mill Stream Run Bridle Trail, heading N.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Mill Stream Run All Purpose Trail, heading NE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Mill Stream Run Bridle Trail, heading N.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Mill Stream Run All Purpose Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Rocky River All Purpose Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~20 min). Leave by 7:16 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Berea Falls & Berea Falls Scenic Overlook via Bridle Trail RR1 1 mi · ▲ 87 ft
- Quarry Lane Horseshoe Falls–Berea Falls Scenic Overlook, 5 lakes 3.9 mi · ▲ 58 ft
- Oxbow Lagoon via Bridle Trail RR1 4.4 mi · ▲ 151 ft
- Oxbow Lagoon & Bridle Trail RR3 via Bridle Trail RR1 5.5 mi · ▲ 184 ft
- Berea Falls Scenic Overlook–Wallace Lake, 7 lakes 11.9 mi · ▲ 114 ft
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