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.

Elevation

0 mi778 – 1,030 ft · steepest grade: 30%6.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.14612, -81.80022
Nearest town Marquand Mills, OH

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftPass Wills Creek Lake.
  3. 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
  4. 1.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 1.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 0.2 miReach Wills Creek Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 1.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  9. 1.4 miBear left, heading NE.
  10. 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

34% dirt66% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:53 PM

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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