Wills Creek Lake

4.9 mi · ▲ 479 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Wills Creek Lake is a 4.9-mile out-and-back near Marquand Mills, OH. The route reaches Wills Creek Lake. It climbs 479 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi781 – 1,030 ft · steepest grade: 19%4.9 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Wills Creek Lake

4.9 mi · ▲ 479 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Elevation 780–1,031 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. 1.9 miReach Wills Creek Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.9 miBear left, heading NE.
  6. 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.

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 7:14 PM for the 7:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:21 PM — 0 min before dark.

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