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Wildwood Preserve Metropark

Brown Trail (Walk/Bike Path)–Floodplain Trail (Blue), 5 sights

2.7 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 56 min

Brown Trail (Walk/Bike Path)–Floodplain Trail (Blue), 5 sights is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Wildwood Preserve Metropark near Central Avenue Park, OH. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi600 – 653 ft3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.68815, -83.68115
Nearest town Central Avenue Park, OH
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Brown Trail (Walk/Bike Path)–Floodplain Trail (Blue), 5 sights

2.7 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 56 min

Elevation 602–652 ft

Out & Back · Wildwood Preserve Metropark

Trailhead: 41.68815, -83.68115

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:21 AM · sunset 7:37 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Upland Woods Loop Trail (Red), heading S.
  3. 450 ftContinue straight onto Grasslands Trail (Orange), heading S.
  4. 450 ftContinue straight onto Upland Woods Trail (Red), heading SE.
  5. 0.5 miTurn left onto Floodplain Trail (Blue), heading E.
  6. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  7. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  8. 50 ftTurn right onto Walk/Bike Path, heading E.
  9. 150 ftContinue straight onto Brown Trail (Walk/Bike Path), heading SE.
  10. 200 ftContinue straight onto Floodplain Trail (Blue), heading E.
  11. 50 ftBear left onto Trail Connector, heading E.
  12. 150 ftContinue straight onto Meadow Loop Trail (Yellow), heading E.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left onto Brown Trail (Walk/Bike Path), heading SE.
  14. 0.2 miSharp left onto Floodplain Trail (Blue), heading S.
  15. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  16. 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
  17. 50 ftTurn left onto Brown Trail (Walk/Bike Path), heading W.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto University/Parks Trail Connector, heading W.
  19. 0.1 miTurn left onto Prairie Trail (Purple), heading W.
  20. 50 ftTurn right onto University/Parks Trail Connector, heading W.
  21. 0.1 miBear right onto Prairie Trail (Purple), heading SW.
  22. 0.4 miSharp left onto Upland Woods Trail (Red), heading W.
  23. 450 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  24. 50 ftSharp right onto Grasslands Trail (Orange), heading NW.
  25. 400 ftContinue straight onto Upland Woods Loop Trail (Red), heading NW.
  26. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/brown-trail-walk-bike-path-floodplain-trail-blue-out-back-5-sights-4-km-3f30

Trail surface

15% paved85% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:21 AMSunset 7:37 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 6:53 PM for the 7:37 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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