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Oak Openings Preserve Metropark

Evergreen Lake–Horse Trail, 3 sights

4.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 27 min

Evergreen Lake–Horse Trail, 3 sights is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Oak Openings Preserve Metropark near East Swanton, OH. The route reaches Evergreen Lake. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi640 – 682 ft4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Horse Trail 41.53635, -83.85556
Nearest town East Swanton, OH
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Evergreen Lake–Horse Trail, 3 sights

4.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 27 min

Elevation 641–682 ft

Out & Back · Oak Openings Preserve Metropark

Trailhead: Horse Trail · 41.53635, -83.85556

Weather Sep 20: Rain, high 65°F / low 58° · precip 92% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 7:22 AM · sunset 7:38 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Horse Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.4 miBear right onto Oak Openings Hiking Trail, heading SE.
  3. 450 ftTurn right onto Horse Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Wabash Cannonball Side Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.5 miPass Evergreen Lake.
  6. 50 ftTurn left onto Horse Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
  8. 0.1 miReach Evergreen Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.6 miTurn right onto Wabash Cannonball Side Trail, heading SE.
  10. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Horse Trail, heading W.
  11. 0.6 miTurn left onto Oak Openings Hiking Trail, heading W.
  12. 450 ftBear left onto Horse Trail, heading N.
  13. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/evergreen-lake-evergreen-lake-out-back-4-sights-7-km-43dc

Trail surface

4% dirt96% unspecified

Weather

RainTemperature 65°F58°
Precip92%Wind9 mphUV1Humidity86%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday (0.4″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°55° 12 AM: 20% rain1 AM: 51% rain2 AM: 50% rain3 AM: 33% rain4 AM: 15% rain5 AM: 7% rain6 AM: 8% rain7 AM: 14% rain8 AM: 45% rain9 AM: 80% rain10 AM: 82% rain11 AM: 92% rain12 PM: 83% rain1 PM: 62% rain2 PM: 24% rain3 PM: 11% rain4 PM: 13% rain5 PM: 15% rain6 PM: 37% rain7 PM: 48% rain8 PM: 48% rain9 PM: 36% rain10 PM: 28% rain11 PM: 23% rain
Sunrise 7:22 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:38 PM
Mon 63°55° 24%
Tue 64°53°
Wed 60°56° 30%
Thu 69°54°
Fri 69°50°
Sat 69°49°

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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