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

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftPass Wills Creek Lake.
  3. 200 ftBear left, heading SE.
  4. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 1.4 miBear left, heading NE.
  6. 0.6 miReach Wills Creek Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.6 miBear right, heading SW.
  8. 1.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  9. 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
  10. 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.

More sunset hikes nearby