Horseshoe Falls & Caesar Creek Lake via Perimeter Trail
4.2 mi · ▲ 229 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Horseshoe Falls & Caesar Creek Lake via Perimeter Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Caesar Creek State Park near Wellman, OH. The route passes Caesar Creek Lake and Horseshoe Falls. It is mostly level, with 229 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Horseshoe Falls & Caesar Creek Lake via Perimeter Trail
4.2 mi · ▲ 229 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Elevation 734–915 ft
Out & Back · Caesar Creek State Park
Trailhead: Caesar Creek Gorge Loop Trail · 39.48299, -84.06471
Weather Sep 20: Heavy rain, high 86°F / low 70° · precip 59% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 7:23 AM · sunset 7:38 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Caesar Creek Gorge Loop Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miPass Caesar Creek Lake.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Flat Fork Ridge, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Perimeter Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miPass Horseshoe Falls.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Horseshoe Falls Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 350 ftReach Horseshoe Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Perimeter Trail, heading SW.
- 1 miTurn right onto Flat Fork Ridge, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Caesar Creek Gorge Loop Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miArrive 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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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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