Wills Creek Lake
5 mi · ▲ 571 ft · 1 hr 57 min
Wills Creek Lake is a 5-mile out-and-back near Wills Creek, OH. The route reaches Wills Creek Lake. It climbs 571 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi771 – 1,030 ft · steepest grade: 15%5.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.14760, -81.83805
Nearest town Wills Creek, OH
Directions
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Wills Creek Lake
5 mi · ▲ 571 ft · 1 hr 57 min
Elevation 772–1,031 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.14760, -81.83805
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:53 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Wills Creek Lake.
- 200 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 1.4 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miReach Wills Creek Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading SW.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
- 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
20% dirt80% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:01 AMSunset 7:53 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~60 min). Leave by 6:33 PM for the 7:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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