Best hikes in Slate Run Metro Park

Ambleway maps 6 hikes in Slate Run Metro Park, from a 2.3-mile walk to a 4.6-mile day out. All of them score as wild, staying clear of roads and development for most of the route; the wildest is Sassafras Horse Trail. The biggest climb is Kokomo Viewpoint–Bobolink Grassland Trail, 3 sights, gaining 220 ft, and the network tops out at 924 ft.

• Sassafras Horse Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 91 ft
• Buzzard’s Roost Lake–Five Oaks Trail, 3 sights 2.4 mi · ▲ 138 ft
• Five Oaks Trail & Sugar Maple Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 115 ft
• Bobolink Grassland Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 81 ft
• Bobolink Grassland Viewpoint & Bobolink Grassland Trail 4 mi · ▲ 193 ft
• Kokomo Viewpoint–Bobolink Grassland Trail, 3 sights 4.6 mi · ▲ 220 ft