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Ohio trails · Lyons Falls Trail

Lyons Falls Trail

A 2.0-mile out-and-back in Ohio, with 199 ft of climbing. Reaches Little Lyons Falls and other waterfall destinations. Managed by the state.

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Length
2.0 mi
Elevation gain
199 ft
Difficulty
Easy
Max grade
24%
Steepest mile
+199 ft
Tread at ≥10% grade
0.4 mi
Shape
out-and-back
Managed by
State

Elevation profile

968 – 1,166 ft12

The climbing leans toward the final third: 47% of the ascent falls between mile 1.6 and mile 2.4. It gives back about 169 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.

3-D terrain

3-D terrain view of Lyons Falls Trail

USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5

Reaches

Heads up

Terrain graded T2 (SAC scale).

Getting there

Lyons Falls Trail access — parking nearby. 40.62281, -82.32574 · directions

Daylight at the trailhead

On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:26 a.m., the sun rises at 6:55 a.m. and sets at 8:03 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:31 p.m. (EDT) — 13 h 08 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 4.1-mile round trip takes roughly 1 h 42 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 8:37 a.m. — 11 h 26 min before sunset.

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