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Oak Openings Preserve Metropark

Evergreen Lake–Horse Trail, 4 sights

12.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 4 hr 3 min

Evergreen Lake–Horse Trail, 4 sights is a 12.1-mile out-and-back in Oak Openings Preserve Metropark near Monclova, OH. The route reaches Evergreen Lake at the turnaround, 6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi640 – 686 ft12.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.55637, -83.75505
Nearest town Monclova, OH
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Evergreen Lake–Horse Trail, 4 sights

12.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 4 hr 3 min

Elevation 639–685 ft

Out & Back · Oak Openings Preserve Metropark

Trailhead: 41.55637, -83.75505

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:21 AM · sunset 7:38 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 100 ftTurn left onto Wabash Cannonball Trail (North Fork), heading W.
  3. 4.4 miSharp left onto Oak Openings Hiking Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Horse Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  6. 150 ftBear right onto Oak Openings Hiking Trail, heading SE.
  7. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Horse Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Oak Openings Hiking Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Horse Trail, heading SE.
  11. 0.5 miTurn left onto Trail, heading S.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right onto Wabash-Cannonball Connector & Oak Openings & Evergreen Lake Trail, heading E.
  13. 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
  14. 50 ftReach Evergreen Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 200 ftTurn left onto Trail, heading SW.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right onto Horse Trail, heading NW.
  17. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  18. 0.1 miBear right onto Oak Openings Hiking Trail, heading NE.
  19. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Horse Trail, heading NW.
  20. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Oak Openings Hiking Trail, heading N.
  21. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  22. 150 ftTurn right onto Horse Trail, heading N.
  23. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Oak Openings Hiking Trail, heading NW.
  24. 0.2 miSharp right onto Wabash Cannonball Trail (North Fork), heading NW.
  25. 4.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  26. 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-19-km

Trail surface

72% paved3% dirt25% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:21 AMSunset 7:38 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:17 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:38 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:05 PM.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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