AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Wills Creek Lake

8.9 mi · ▲ 557 ft · 3 hr 15 min

Wills Creek Lake is an 8.9-mile out-and-back near Otsego, OH. The route reaches Wills Creek Lake at the turnaround, 4.5 miles in. It climbs 557 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi774 – 1,060 ft · steepest grade: 16%9.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.14900, -81.74801
Nearest town Otsego, OH
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Wills Creek Lake

8.9 mi · ▲ 557 ft · 3 hr 15 min

Elevation 774–1,060 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.14900, -81.74801

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:53 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 1.3 miBear left, heading W.
  3. 3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 0.2 miReach Wills Creek Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 3 miBear right, heading E.
  7. 1.3 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/wills-creek-lake-out-back

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.0 mi in (~80 min). Leave by 6:13 PM for the 7:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:23 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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