Oak Openings Preserve Metropark
Blazing Star Trail–Hognose Section, 3 sights
4.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Blazing Star Trail–Hognose Section, 3 sights is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Oak Openings Preserve Metropark near Swissaire Estates, OH. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi656 – 682 ft4.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.57154, -83.88853
Nearest town Swissaire Estates, OH
Directions
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Blazing Star Trail–Hognose Section, 3 sights
4.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Elevation 656–684 ft
Out & Back · Oak Openings Preserve Metropark
Trailhead: 41.57154, -83.88853
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:22 AM · sunset 7:38 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Hognose Section, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Oaks Two Way Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Blue Racer Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Oaks Two-Way Connector Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Blazing Star Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miReach Hognose Section, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Oaks Two-Way Connector Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Blue Racer Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Oaks Two Way Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Hognose Section, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 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
79% dirt21% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:22 AMSunset 7:38 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Blue Racer Trail–Hognose Section, 3 sights 2.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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