Blazing Star Trail–Hognose Trail Loop, 4 sights is a 7.2-mile loop in Oak Openings Preserve Metropark near Swissaire Estates, OH. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi643 – 682 ft7.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.55657, -83.87342
Nearest town Swissaire Estates, OH
Directions
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Blazing Star Trail–Hognose Trail Loop, 4 sights
7.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 25 min
Elevation 643–683 ft
Loop · Oak Openings Preserve Metropark
Trailhead: 41.55657, -83.87342
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:22 AM · sunset 7:38 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Wabash Cannonball Trail (North Fork), heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Wabash Cannonball Connector, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Hognose Trail, heading E.
- 350 ftBear left onto Oak Openings Hiking Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Hognose Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Oak Openings Hiking Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Blazing Star Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Oak Openings Hiking Trail, heading SE.
- 2.6 miTurn right onto Horse Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Oak Openings Hiking Trail, heading SW.
- 1 miTurn right onto Horse Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Wabash Cannonball Trail (North Fork), heading W.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Wabash Cannonball Connector, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Wabash Cannonball Trail (North Fork), heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
72% dirt5% paved23% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:22 AMSunset 7:38 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~61 min). Leave by 6:17 PM for the 7:38 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Wabash Cannonball Trail (North Fork) 3.5 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Wabash Cannonball Trail (North Fork) 3.5 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Evergreen Trail–Ferns & Lake Trail, 4 sights 6.6 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Wabash Cannonball Trail (North Fork) 3.8 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Ferns & Lake Trail & Wabash Cannonball Connector via Wabash Cannonball Trail (North Fork) 4.2 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Horse Trail & Oak Openings Hiking Trail via Wabash Cannonball Trail (North Fork) 5.6 mi · ▲ 55 ft
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