Wills Creek Lake via Highwater Road
6.5 mi · ▲ 699 ft · 2 hr 31 min
Wills Creek Lake via Highwater Road is a 6.5-mile out-and-back near Marquand Mills, OH. The route reaches Wills Creek Lake. It climbs 699 ft, with sections as steep as 30% grade. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Wills Creek Lake via Highwater Road
6.5 mi · ▲ 699 ft · 2 hr 31 min
Elevation 779–1,031 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.14612, -81.80022
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:53 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Wills Creek Lake.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miReach Wills Creek Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 1.4 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.6 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~20 min). Leave by 7:13 PM for the 7:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Wills Creek Lake 4.9 mi · ▲ 479 ft
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