Wildwood Preserve Metropark

Brown Trail (Walk/Bike Path) via University/Parks Trail

5 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Brown Trail (Walk/Bike Path) via University/Parks Trail is a 5-mile out-and-back in Wildwood Preserve Metropark near Silica, OH. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi617 – 673 ft5.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.68159, -83.71390
Nearest town Silica, OH

Directions

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Brown Trail (Walk/Bike Path) via University/Parks Trail

5 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Elevation 617–674 ft

Out & Back · Wildwood Preserve Metropark

Trailhead: 41.68159, -83.71390

Weather Sep 20: Rain, high 65°F / low 58° · precip 88% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 7:21 AM · sunset 7:37 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftTurn right onto University/Parks Trail, heading E.
  3. 2.1 miTurn left onto University/Parks Trail Connector, heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left onto Prairie Trail (Purple), heading E.
  5. 50 ftTurn right onto University/Parks Trail Connector, heading E.
  6. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Brown Trail (Walk/Bike Path), heading E.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  9. 300 ftBear right onto Floodplain Trail (Blue), heading E.
  10. 50 ftTurn left onto Brown Trail (Walk/Bike Path), heading E.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Floodplain Trail (Blue), heading E.
  12. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  13. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftTurn right onto Walk/Bike Path, heading NE.
  15. 150 ftReach Brown Trail (Walk/Bike Path), then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  17. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  18. 50 ftTurn left onto Floodplain Trail (Blue), heading NE.
  19. 150 ftContinue straight onto Brown Trail (Walk/Bike Path), heading N.
  20. 50 ftTurn right onto Floodplain Trail (Blue), heading NW.
  21. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  22. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  23. 50 ftTurn left onto Brown Trail (Walk/Bike Path), heading N.
  24. 50 ftContinue straight onto University/Parks Trail Connector, heading N.
  25. 0.1 miTurn left onto Prairie Trail (Purple), heading W.
  26. 50 ftTurn right onto University/Parks Trail Connector, heading W.
  27. 0.2 miTurn right onto University/Parks Trail, heading W.
  28. 2.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  29. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

3% paved97% unspecified

Weather

RainTemperature 65°F58°
Precip88%Wind10 mphUV1Humidity84%
Rained 0.2″ yesterday (0.7″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°55° 12 AM: 16% rain1 AM: 44% rain2 AM: 41% rain3 AM: 21% rain4 AM: 18% rain5 AM: 6% rain6 AM: 4% rain7 AM: 6% rain8 AM: 31% rain9 AM: 75% rain10 AM: 81% rain11 AM: 86% rain12 PM: 88% rain1 PM: 68% rain2 PM: 24% rain3 PM: 15% rain4 PM: 9% rain5 PM: 12% rain6 PM: 38% rain7 PM: 53% rain8 PM: 64% rain9 PM: 40% rain10 PM: 24% rain11 PM: 18% rain
Sunrise 7:21 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:37 PM
Mon 60°54°
Tue 61°49°
Wed 61°58° 31%
Thu 69°56°
Fri 70°53°
Sat 72°52°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~55 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 7:37 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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