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Oak Openings Preserve Metropark

Swanton Upground Reservoir–Evergreen Lake, 7 sights

11.3 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 3 hr 48 min

Swanton Upground Reservoir–Evergreen Lake, 7 sights is an 11.3-mile out-and-back in Oak Openings Preserve Metropark near Whitehouse, OH. The route passes Evergreen Lake before reaching Swanton Upground Reservoir at the turnaround, 5.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 82 ft of elevation gain. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi646 – 686 ft11.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Evergreen Lake Trail 41.53538, -83.82900
Nearest town Whitehouse, OH
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Swanton Upground Reservoir–Evergreen Lake, 7 sights

11.3 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 3 hr 48 min

Elevation 647–686 ft

Out & Back · Oak Openings Preserve Metropark

Trailhead: Evergreen Lake Trail · 41.53538, -83.82900

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:23 AM · sunset 7:34 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Evergreen Lake Trail, heading N.
  2. 50 ftPass Evergreen Lake.
  3. 350 ftTurn left onto Oak Opening & Evergreen Lake Trail, heading W.
  4. 250 ftBear right onto Trail, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftTurn left onto Wabash Cannonball Side Trail, heading SW.
  6. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Horse Trail, heading W.
  7. 0.6 miTurn left onto Oak Openings Hiking Trail, heading NW.
  8. 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
  9. 0.2 miBear right onto Horse Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Oak Openings Hiking Trail, heading N.
  11. 1.9 miTurn left onto Hognose Trail, heading NW.
  12. 0.4 miTurn left onto Oak Openings Hiking Trail, heading NW.
  13. 0.3 miTurn left onto Blazing Star Trail, heading N.
  14. 200 ftBear left onto Oaks Two-Way Connector Trail, heading N.
  15. 0.1 miTurn left onto Blue Racer Trail, heading N.
  16. 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
  17. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  18. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  19. 400 ftReach Swanton Upground Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  20. 400 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  21. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  22. 0.6 miTurn right onto Oaks Two-Way Connector Trail, heading E.
  23. 0.1 miBear right onto Blazing Star Trail, heading E.
  24. 200 ftTurn right onto Oak Openings Hiking Trail, heading NE.
  25. 0.3 miTurn right onto Hognose Trail, heading SE.
  26. 0.4 miTurn right onto Oak Openings Hiking Trail, heading E.
  27. 1.9 miContinue straight onto Horse Trail, heading SW.
  28. 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
  29. 0.2 miBear left onto Oak Openings Hiking Trail, heading S.
  30. 0.3 miTurn right onto Horse Trail, heading SE.
  31. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Wabash Cannonball Side Trail, heading E.
  32. 0.6 miTurn right onto Trail, heading S.
  33. 50 ftBear left onto Oak Opening & Evergreen Lake Trail, heading S.
  34. 250 ftTurn right onto Evergreen Lake Trail, heading S.
  35. 50 ftArrive 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-6-sights

Trail surface

52% dirt1% paved47% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:23 AMSunset 7:34 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~62 min). Leave by 6:12 PM for the 7:34 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:51 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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