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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto University/Parks Trail, heading E.
- 2.1 miTurn left onto University/Parks Trail Connector, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Prairie Trail (Purple), heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto University/Parks Trail Connector, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Brown Trail (Walk/Bike Path), heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 300 ftBear right onto Floodplain Trail (Blue), heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Brown Trail (Walk/Bike Path), heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Floodplain Trail (Blue), heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Walk/Bike Path, heading NE.
- 150 ftReach Brown Trail (Walk/Bike Path), then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Floodplain Trail (Blue), heading NE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Brown Trail (Walk/Bike Path), heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Floodplain Trail (Blue), heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Brown Trail (Walk/Bike Path), heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto University/Parks Trail Connector, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Prairie Trail (Purple), heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto University/Parks Trail Connector, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto University/Parks Trail, heading W.
- 2.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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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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