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Big Creek Reservation

Berea Falls–Wallace Lake, 8 sights

14.6 mi · ▲ 169 ft · 4 hr 57 min

Berea Falls–Wallace Lake, 8 sights is a 14.6-mile out-and-back in Big Creek Reservation near Parma Heights, OH. The route passes Lake Isaac, Wallace Lake, Baldwin Lake and Wallace Beach before reaching Berea Falls at the turnaround, 7.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 169 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi722 – 853 ft16.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Big Creek Bikeway 41.38425, -81.78307
Nearest town Parma Heights, OH
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Berea Falls–Wallace Lake, 8 sights

14.6 mi · ▲ 169 ft · 4 hr 57 min

Elevation 722–853 ft

Out & Back · Big Creek Reservation

Trailhead: Big Creek Bikeway · 41.38425, -81.78307

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:55 PM

  1. Start on Big Creek Bikeway, heading SW.
  2. 1 miTurn right, heading W.
  3. 1.6 miPass Lake Isaac.
  4. 1.7 miTurn right onto Mill Stream Run Bridle Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Mill Stream Run All Purpose Trail, heading W.
  6. 50 ftTurn left onto Whitney-Eastland Road Connector, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftTurn right onto Mill Stream Run Bridle Trail, heading NW.
  8. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Mill Stream Run All Purpose Trail, heading W.
  9. 100 ftTurn left onto Mill Stream Run Bridle Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left onto Mill Stream Run All Purpose Trail, heading N.
  11. 350 ftContinue straight onto Mill Stream Run Bridle Trail, heading N.
  12. 0.3 miPass Wallace Lake.
  13. 50 ftPass Baldwin Lake.
  14. 50 ftPass Wallace Beach.
  15. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Mill Stream Run All Purpose Trail, heading NE.
  16. 200 ftContinue straight onto Mill Stream Run Bridle Trail, heading N.
  17. 200 ftContinue straight onto Mill Stream Run All Purpose Trail, heading NE.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto Mill Stream Run Bridle Trail, heading NE.
  19. 150 ftContinue straight onto Mill Stream Run All Purpose Trail, heading N.
  20. 0.5 miPass Berea Falls.
  21. 0.4 miTurn right onto Rocky River All Purpose Trail, heading N.
  22. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  23. 300 ftReach Berea Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  24. 1 miContinue straight onto Mill Stream Run All Purpose Trail, heading SE.
  25. 150 ftContinue straight onto Mill Stream Run Bridle Trail, heading SE.
  26. 150 ftContinue straight onto Mill Stream Run All Purpose Trail, heading SE.
  27. 50 ftContinue straight onto Mill Stream Run Bridle Trail, heading SE.
  28. 200 ftContinue straight onto Mill Stream Run All Purpose Trail, heading SE.
  29. 200 ftContinue straight onto Mill Stream Run Bridle Trail, heading SE.
  30. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Mill Stream Run All Purpose Trail, heading SE.
  31. 350 ftTurn right onto Mill Stream Run Bridle Trail, heading SE.
  32. 0.3 miTurn right onto Mill Stream Run All Purpose Trail, heading SE.
  33. 100 ftContinue straight onto Mill Stream Run Bridle Trail, heading SE.
  34. 0.6 miTurn left onto Whitney-Eastland Road Connector, heading E.
  35. 50 ftTurn right onto Mill Stream Run All Purpose Trail, heading E.
  36. 50 ftContinue straight onto Mill Stream Run Bridle Trail, heading E.
  37. 0.1 miTurn left onto Big Creek Bikeway, heading S.
  38. 3.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  39. 0.1 miArrive 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/berea-falls-wallace-lake-out-back-12-lakes-24-km

Trail surface

53% paved18% gravel8% dirt21% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:55 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 7:04 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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