Mill Stream Run Reservation
Quarry Lane Horseshoe Falls–Berea Falls Scenic Overlook, 5 lakes
3.9 mi · ▲ 58 ft · 1 hr 20 min
Quarry Lane Horseshoe Falls–Berea Falls Scenic Overlook, 5 lakes is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Mill Stream Run Reservation near Berea, OH. The route passes Berea Falls Scenic Overlook, Wallace Beach, Wallace Lake and Baldwin Lake before reaching Quarry Lane Horseshoe Falls at the turnaround, 1.9 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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Quarry Lane Horseshoe Falls–Berea Falls Scenic Overlook, 5 lakes
3.9 mi · ▲ 58 ft · 1 hr 20 min
Elevation 703–787 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.
- 50 ftPass Baldwin Lake.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Mill Stream Run All Purpose Trail, heading S.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Mill Stream Run Bridle Trail, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Mill Stream Run All Purpose Trail, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn left onto North Quarry Lane Connector, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miReach Quarry Lane Horseshoe Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Music Mound Loop trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto North Quarry Lane Connector, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Mill Stream Run All Purpose Trail, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Mill Stream Run Bridle Trail, heading N.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Mill Stream Run All Purpose Trail, heading N.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Mill Stream Run Bridle Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Mill Stream Run All Purpose Trail, heading NW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Mill Stream Run Bridle Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Mill Stream Run All Purpose Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Rocky River All Purpose Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~19 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
- Berea Falls Scenic Overlook–Wallace Lake, 4 lakes 3.3 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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